Foxtons originated in 1981, a London based estate agents, that has continued to grow into 6 popular areas of London.

It has been reported that at least 16,000 customers have had their finances breached by Foxtons Group.

The Group has become under scrutiny since downplaying the breach that occurred in October 2020, a malware that turned the web portal offline.

At the time, it was reported that the incident affected its mortgage broking business, Alexander Hall, and that no sensitive information had been stolen.

However, as iNews reports, the attackers were able to access a database containing sensitive personal details.

Alexander Hall reportedly informed Foxtons about this more than three weeks ago, but the estate agency failed to inform potential victims or the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office).

Further investigations via Alexander Hall, revealed that criminal hackers obtained: Card details, Addresses, Private correspondences (including details of fees paid) of customers who had used its service before 2010.

Although, the hackers stated only 1% of the data that’s been leaked has been presented at present; leading to more withheld.

Foxtons Group made a statement in light of of the latest news:

“We have forensically been through all the stolen data and confirm it is both old and incomplete therefore not useable by a third party and not possible for it to cause financial loss or harm to those affected customers.

“We are satisfied that the attack did not result in the loss of any data that could be damaging to customers and believe that the FCA and ICO are satisfied with our response.”

However, until this has been confirmed for accuracy, it is still advised for current and existing customers to monitor their finances; in the event the hackers continue to proceed with more unlawful acts.