While technology has expanded your brand’s reach, it has unfortunately created dangerous liabilities right along with it. Whereas once your data was once more or less safe within a filing cabinet, now all virtual records are at risk of falling into the wrong hands. A data breach can be a backbreaker for any brand. There’s the immediate scramble to stop the bleeding, but well past the initial clean-up, the ripple effects can cripple a company for years.
Cyber threats are evolving every day, keeping up with them is a full-time job. The WESTprotect Cyber News is your source for how these changes affect you in the real estate, title, mortgage, and settlement services industry. From cyber threats to new Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP’s) we’ve got you covered.
U.S. authorities today announced criminal charges and financial sanctions against two Russian men accused of stealing nearly $17 million worth of virtual currencies in a series of phishing attacks throughout 2017 and 2018 that spoofed websites for some of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges.
Failure to warn clients about wire fraud scams could mean financial loss for your clients—and legal trouble for you.
Giant office retail company Staples informed some of its customers that data related to their orders has been accessed without authorization. Few details are available at the moment. The company has not disclosed the incident publicly and alerted affected customers individually over email.
We all know our passwords probably aren't as safe as they should be (looking at you, people who have used their pet's name plus their birthdate for the last 10 years) — but would it take a hacker nine months to guess yours, or 25 seconds?