Profile of a Real Estate Fraudster
When trying to protect yourself from real estate wire fraud, it’s important to know who you’re up against. Unfortunately, the…
Use of Facial Recognition Technology is Increasing – But Can We Trust it?
Use of facial recognition technology is increasing fast. You can currently find it in phones, apps, and airports. This means…
Social Media Best Practices for Keeping Your Title Agency Safe
Fraud involving social media is still relatively rare in the world of real estate. Yet overall, instances of this type…
Five Futuristic Technologies That Could Soon Protect You From Wire Fraud
Real estate wire fraud is growing. In 2017, it grew faster than any other type of real estate cybercrime. Also,…
How Wire Fraud Cost French Film Group Pathe $22 Million
A recent wire fraud attempt caused French film group Pathe to lose an astonishing €19.2 million (around $22 million). The…
US Government Embraces Two-Factor Authentication: Is It Time You Do Too?
The U.S. Government has begun to require the use of two-factor authentication for some of its accounts. Since the beginning…
Here’s How The Founders of CertifID Helped Dismantle a Cyber Syndicate
Many of our readers may know that we established CertifID after our founders were hit with a wire fraud in…
10 Ways to Keep Your Data and Technology Safe
It seems like cybersecurity issues haven’t been out of the news this year. If the systems of companies like Facebook…
How to Protect Buyers and Sellers From Wire Fraud This Year
When helping a client buy a house, the last thing you want is for the buyer or seller to fall…
Court Ruling Proves Banks Can’t Always Protect You From Wire Fraud
A court has ruled Bank of America does not need to pay back $580,000 to a law firm that fell…
How to Balance Security and User Experience
When building your title agency’s website, it can be tough to balance security and the overall user experience. Place too…
Identity Management As A Strategic Company Advantage
Current litigation and industry awareness around BEC and spoofing have increased tremendously. Not too long ago, victims of cyber fraud…
Vishing: How Fraudsters Use Caller ID To Fool You
Cyber fraud has grown at an alarming rate over the past couple of years. We’ve seen headlines of both small…
2019 Fraud Trends Forecast (What To Look Out For)
A recent article in Forbes stated that cybercrime costs are expected to exceed $2 trillion next year. The biggest challenge…
What Your Title Agency Needs To Know About Cyber Insurance
If you’re in real estate, you need cyber insurance For title agencies, sending and storing sensitive information, usually belonging to…
11 Phishing Scams You Need To Look Out For
Phishing is the act of pretending to be a figure of authority to steal confidential user information. It is the…
What is Phishing and How Does It Affect Title Agencies?
Fishing is the act of using bait to catch fish. Ironically this is identical to the phonetic cousin word, phishing,…
Why The Modern Wire Transfer System is Flawed
Have you ever wondered where the phrase “I’ll wire you the funds” actually comes from? Back in the early days…
Top 10 Worst Data Breaches of 2017
Electronic wire fraud begins with the exploitation of company database systems, either to place malware, create backdoors or download sensitive…
Top 9 Real Estate Wire Fraud Cases of 2017 (US)
2017 was a banner year for wire fraud in real estate. According to statistics from the FBI, nearly $1 billion…
Capture of 74 Wire Fraud Perpetrators Is Just a Drop In The Bucket When it Comes To Real-Estate Related Cybercrime
Cyber thieves busted. The FBI, working with dozens of other law enforcement agencies, recently announced a huge breakthrough in Operation…
Top 9 Phishing Email Fraud Schemes of 2018
You may think you can spot an email phishing attack from a mile away--letters from Nigerian princes, long lost relatives,…
White Paper – Wire Fraud is Everyone’s Problem
Why all deal participants are responsible for wire fraud losses
How to Respond to a Wire Fraud Attempt
Understanding Cyber Crime and Wire Fraud
White Paper: Wire Fraud Begins to Hammer the Construction Industry
Three fraud scenarios to watch for if you are building or buying a newly constructed home.
Equifax Breach Update… And It’s Not Good
Plant Your Flag or Let a Fraudster Do It For You
From GPS to banking to shopping and almost everything else, technology has made the most inconvenient parts of our lives…
Public Wi-Fi Is More Public Than You Think
Email Phishing, Part 3: Examples, Real-Life Scams, and Caveats
Phishing attempts aren’t always so easy to catch: as technology becomes more advanced, so do scammers’ techniques. The once-obvious warning…
“It’s Unbelievable How Often This Is Happening,” Says Real Estate Expert
Real estate wire fraud is still the fastest growing form of real estate cybercrime, with nearly $1 billion being diverted…
The Power of Social Engineering to Decimate Your Security
Have you started tightening your security practices in the wake of online breaches and fraud schemes? Maybe you’re requiring identification,…
Are You Prepared for a Cyber Attack?
A recent security report from the British government revealed some shocking information: 10 percent of Britain’s biggest companies have no…
The Myth of the Social Security Number and Why We Need a New Solution
Email Phishing, Part 2: Tests and Readiness
Phishing—the practice of collecting sensitive and private data with false emails—is all too common, even with advanced server protection and…
Everyone is a target: no firm is too small for cybercriminals
Email Phishing, Part 1: An Overview
Every day, an estimated 30,000 Americans and 80,000 Canadians fall for an email phishing scam—and experts believe the number would…
Digital Security Meets… Game Of Thrones?
The world of digital security just like Game of Thrones? It might sound a little far-fetched. After all, your data…
Equifax Breach – What This Means For Real Estate Transactions
Our co-founder shares his take on the recent Equifax breach and its implications for real estate transactions. What Happened? The personal data of approximately…
50% Of Cyber Attacks Happen To Small Businesses: Are You Ready?
Avoiding Real Estate Fraud: Who Participates In A Real Estate Transaction?
During a real estate transaction, homebuyers and sellers put a great deal of trust in the many people involved in…
“How I Hacked My Friend Without Her Noticing,” The Hacker Alex Tells All
A tale of espionage, close calls, daring maneuvers and… Luigi? The story of one amateur hacker as he (consensually) attempts…
The Four Pillars Of Fraud Protection, Part 4: People
You’ve probably heard the saying, “You’re only as good as the people around you,” and when it comes to digital…
Two-Factor Authentication: Why a Password Alone is a Security Risk
Passwords – they’re everywhere. Include a digit, a special character, a combiNatioN of loWEr and uPpeR case, a symbol. Don’t…
The Four Pillars Of Fraud Prevention, Part 3: Procedure
It’s easy to think that digital security begins and ends with the IT department, but if that’s how your business…
Business Email Compromise And CEO Fraud: New Data Proves This Problem Is Getting Worse, Not Better
As we covered in our previous post on Business Email Compromise (BEC), scammers have developed a much more elaborate—and thus, harder…
The Four Pillars Of Fraud Prevention, Part 2: Software
In our first pillar of digital security, we tackled the framework of your security system – hardware. Now it’s time…
The Four Pillars Of Fraud Protection, Part 1: Hardware
You know online fraud exists. You see it in the headlines every day. But what can you do to protect…
Title Company, Real Estate Firm Hit With Lawsuit After Lost Life Savings To Wire Fraud
It’s every home buyer’s nightmare. James and Candace Butcher wanted a new home, a bigger place that was closer to…
Make Your Customer the First Line of Defense
Our co-founder Tom Cronkright provides an overview of his upcoming session for this year’s ALTA One conference. The following post…
5 Types Of Cyber Attacks And How To Prevent Them
“If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What’s more, you deserve to be…
Business Email Compromise: How Big Is That Phish?
An important note to our readers: since this article’s publication, we’ve acquired new data that further emphasizes the seriousness of…
Transaction Fraud Continues To Escalate – Protect Yourself And Your Client!
Cyber fraud is unhinged and has hit an epic level in real estate transactions. We saw a significant change in…
