Bayou Title, a title insurance agency operating in Louisiana, reportedly experienced a data breach with exposure of personal data related to customers and employees. This incident was reported in April 2026 after a post from a hacker group named Aurora appeared on the dark web monitoring site Ransomware.Live. Bayou Title has not publicly confirmed the breach or issued any official statements or notifications regarding the incident.
The reported data exposure includes over 70,000 Social Security numbers, names, addresses, and financial data such as sale proceeds from 1099-S forms for tax years 2018–2020. The breach also involved 103 GB of title abstracts and 44 GB of transaction packages from 2012, 2013, and 2019, along with other sensitive documents. The affected data spans from 2004 to 2026.
Attorneys are investigating a potential class action lawsuit related to this incident, though no lawsuit has been formally filed as of May 7, 2026. The full scope of the breach and official confirmation from Bayou Title remain unclear.