Tag: cybersecurity
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First American Title Presents “Order Insights”: Real-Time Fraud Alerts for Deed Transfers
Fraudsters never rest. So it’s good to know that one of the major U.S. title companies is fortifying its security system to protect deed transactions from bad actors. First American Title, the well-known title insurance and settlement services firm, has introduced Order Insights. The company calls it a real-time, transaction-based fraud alert system. All agents…
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Say the F Word: Real Estate Agents Need to Warn Us About Fraud
No one wants to fall prey to scam artists. Better guidance from real estate agents would be a big help. After all, a staggering fifth of fraudulent money transfer requests pretend to be coming from real estate professionals. So, why aren’t clients getting stronger warnings?
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Now It’s the Deepfakes. Protect Deeds and Accounts From AI-Generated Imposters
Real estate transactions involve large money transfers. Creative swindlers love those. And now, progress in artificial intelligence (AI) brings new opportunities for real estate fraud. Shady actors are using real people’s voice or image samples to create recordings and persuade buyers and sellers to respond to questions with key information. Then the scammers hijack the…
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The Hacks Keep Coming: Private Customer Data Exposed at Four Major Mortgage Companies
Remember that Halloween cyberattack on Mr. Cooper? Hackers got customers’ names and birth dates, Social Security numbers, addresses and phone numbers. They even got access to people’s banking details. Some customers — new and longtime — tried to log in and could not access their accounts. They could not make payments. Even worse, the breach…
