MyFHA
HIGH RISKData breach — February 2015
In approximately February 2015, the home financing website MyFHA suffered a data breach which disclosed the personal information of nearly 1 million people. The data included extensive personal information relating to home financing including personal contact info, credit statuses, household incomes, loan amounts and notes on personal circumstances, often referring to legal issues, divorces and health conditions. Multiple parties contacted HIBP with the data after which MyFHA was alerted in mid-July and acknowledged the legitimacy of the breach then took the site offline.
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What happened in the MyFHA data breach?
In approximately February 2015, the home financing website MyFHA suffered a data breach which disclosed the personal information of nearly 1 million people. The data included extensive personal information relating to home financing including personal contact info, credit statuses, household incomes, loan amounts and notes on personal circumstances, often referring to legal issues, divorces and health conditions. Multiple parties contacted HIBP with the data after which MyFHA was alerted in mid-July and acknowledged the legitimacy of the breach then took the site offline.
The exposed data included 9 types of personal information. Because passwords were exposed, users who reused their password on other sites are at particular risk. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was MyFHA hacked?
Yes. MyFHA was breached in February 2015. The breach exposed 972,629 records including credit status information, email addresses, income levels. This breach has been independently verified. If your email was involved, your data may still be at risk today. Check if you were affected.
Why was the MyFHA breach so dangerous?
The MyFHA breach exposed 972,629 records — that is a large number of compromised accounts. The combination of credit status information, email addresses, income levels makes this a high-risk breach that requires immediate action.
Because passwords were exposed, attackers can use credential stuffing to automatically test your MyFHA password against hundreds of other websites. If you reused your password anywhere, those accounts are now at risk. Read more about what happens to your data after a breach.
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What data was stolen in the MyFHA breach?
Credit status information — can be used for direct financial fraud and unauthorised transactions
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Income levels — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
IP addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Loan information — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Passwords — can be used to access your accounts directly or cracked to reveal your actual password
Personal descriptions — reveals your approximate location and internet provider
Physical addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Is the MyFHA breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the MyFHA breach remains dangerous years after the incident. Research shows that over 65% of stolen credentials from older breaches have never been changed by the account holders. Attackers routinely compile data from multiple breaches to build complete profiles, and credentials from 2015 are still actively used in credential stuffing attacks today.
Personal information like email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth never expire. Even if you changed your MyFHA password, the other exposed data can be combined with information from other breaches to target you. Learn more about how long stolen data stays dangerous.
Frequently asked about the MyFHA breach
Approximately 972,629 user records were exposed in the MyFHA breach in February 2015.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your MyFHA password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your MyFHA password immediately, change any other account where you used the same password, enable two-factor authentication on all important accounts, and monitor for phishing emails over the next 90 days.
Who was affected by the MyFHA breach?
The MyFHA data breach affected approximately 972,629 users who had accounts with the service. While not the largest breach on record, it still represents a significant number of compromised accounts in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with MyFHA or used their services, your data may have been included in this breach. Check your email now to find out. You can also read our guide on what to do immediately after a data breach.
If your email was in the MyFHA breach
Change your MyFHA password immediately
Go to MyFHA and change your password right now. Use a strong, unique password that you have never used anywhere else.
Change any account sharing that password
If you used the same password on other sites, change it on every one of them. Attackers test stolen credentials on hundreds of popular sites within hours.
Enable two-factor authentication
Turn on 2FA on MyFHA and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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