Hackers Expose Data of 1.2 Million Heights Finance Customers
Brief
A Heights Finance breach exposed personal and financial data of over 1.2 million people after hackers compromised a third-party cloud platform.
Heights Finance is a U. S. consumer finance company that provides personal loans and related lending services, mainly to customers who may have limited access to traditional bank credit. It is part of Heights Finance Holdings Co.
Heights Finance Holdings is notifying more than 1. 2 million people that on May 7, 2026, Heights Finance discovered unauthorized access to a third-party cloud platform storing customer data. The company launched an investigation with external cybersecurity experts and notified federal law enforcement.
“On May 7, 2026, Heights discovered that an unauthorized actor gained access to a cloud-based platform hosted by a third party that we use to store certain customer data.