Comparison Overview

Wells Fargo Advisors

VS

First American

Wells Fargo Advisors

1 North Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 63103, US
Last Update: 2026-01-18

With financial advisors serving our clients in all 50 states, Wells Fargo Advisors is headquartered in St. Louis. At the end of the day, we help our clients succeed financially. For us – our Financial Advisors and thousands of other team members – it's a commitment. It's about honoring our relationship with clients and being fully invested in their success. Investors’ needs are more complex now than at any time in history. There are the usual concerns that investors can plan for, but there are also those events when life happens. That’s why investors are increasingly looking for advice they can trust from a financial services firm which has experience and expertise, and an uncompromising dedication to its clients. Opinions and comments expressed by LinkedIn Members are those of the persons submitting them and do not necessarily represent our views. Additional guidelines can be found on wfa.com/social. Investment and Insurance Products are: * Not Insured by the FDIC or Any Federal Government Agency * Not a Deposit or Other Obligation of, or Guaranteed by, the Bank or Any Bank Affiliate * Subject to Investment Risks, Including Possible Loss of the Principal Amount Invested Wells Fargo recognizes and values the diversity of its employees, customers and business partners. EOE, M/F/D/V. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, Members SIPC, separate registered broker-dealers and non-bank affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company. © 2021 - 2025 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. All rights reserved. PM-09182026-6068127.2.1 Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. (WFII) is a registered investment adviser and wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 14,657
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

First American

1 First American Way, Santa Ana, 92707, US
Last Update: 2026-01-17
Between 700 and 749

First American Financial Corporation is a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions. With its combination of financial strength and stability built over more than 130 years, innovative proprietary technologies, and unmatched data assets, the company is leading the digital transformation of its industry. First American also provides data products to the title industry and other third parties; valuation products and services; mortgage subservicing; home warranty products; banking, trust and wealth management services; and other related products and services. First American serves home buyers and sellers, real estate professionals, loan originators and servicers, commercial property professionals, homebuilders and others involved in residential and commercial property transactions with products and services specific to their needs. With total revenue of $9.2 billion in 2021, the company offers its products and services directly and through its agents throughout the United States and abroad.

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 15,634
Subsidiaries: 13
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Wells Fargo Advisors
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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First American
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
Wells Fargo Advisors
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
First American
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Wells Fargo Advisors in 2026.

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for First American in 2026.

Incident History — Wells Fargo Advisors (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Wells Fargo Advisors cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — First American (X = Date, Y = Severity)

First American cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Wells Fargo Advisors
Incidents

Date Detected: 7/2017
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Inadvertent Disclosure
Blog: Blog
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First American
Incidents

Date Detected: 12/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized external access
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Wells Fargo Advisors company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to First American company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Wells Fargo Advisors and First American have experienced a similar number of publicly disclosed cyber incidents.

In the current year, First American company and Wells Fargo Advisors company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither First American company nor Wells Fargo Advisors company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both First American company and Wells Fargo Advisors company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither First American company nor Wells Fargo Advisors company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Wells Fargo Advisors company nor First American company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Wells Fargo Advisors nor First American holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

First American company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Wells Fargo Advisors company.

First American company employs more people globally than Wells Fargo Advisors company, reflecting its scale as a Financial Services.

Neither Wells Fargo Advisors nor First American holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Wells Fargo Advisors nor First American holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Wells Fargo Advisors nor First American holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Wells Fargo Advisors nor First American holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Wells Fargo Advisors nor First American holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Wells Fargo Advisors nor First American holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

SummaryA command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) has been found to exist in the `wrangler pages deploy` command. The issue occurs because the `--commit-hash` parameter is passed directly to a shell command without proper validation or sanitization, allowing an attacker with control of `--commit-hash` to execute arbitrary commands on the system running Wrangler. Root causeThe commitHash variable, derived from user input via the --commit-hash CLI argument, is interpolated directly into a shell command using template literals (e.g.,  execSync(`git show -s --format=%B ${commitHash}`)). Shell metacharacters are interpreted by the shell, enabling command execution. ImpactThis vulnerability is generally hard to exploit, as it requires --commit-hash to be attacker controlled. The vulnerability primarily affects CI/CD environments where `wrangler pages deploy` is used in automated pipelines and the --commit-hash parameter is populated from external, potentially untrusted sources. An attacker could exploit this to: * Run any shell command. * Exfiltrate environment variables. * Compromise the CI runner to install backdoors or modify build artifacts. Credits Disclosed responsibly by kny4hacker. Mitigation * Wrangler v4 users are requested to upgrade to Wrangler v4.59.1 or higher. * Wrangler v3 users are requested to upgrade to Wrangler v3.114.17 or higher. * Users on Wrangler v2 (EOL) should upgrade to a supported major version.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 7.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L).

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H