Social Security Number: In a statement, the National Public Data statement, "The incident is believed to have involved a third-party bad actor that was trying to hack into data in late December 2023, with potential leaks of certain data in April 2024 and summer 2024."

Mortgage Rates Rises: The average rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage was 5.66% an increase from 5.63% last week. Last year, the average rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage was 6.46%.