// CYBERSECURITY FOR REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Agents Are
Prime Targets for Wire Fraud.
Here's How to Stop It.

FortifyMyNetwork protects real estate agents and small brokerages from business email compromise, wire fraud, and client data theft — the attacks that have cost the real estate industry over $400 million in a single year.

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$400M+
lost to real estate wire fraud annually in the US
#1
industry targeted for business email compromise (BEC) attacks
$50K
average loss per real estate wire fraud incident
72hrs
window to recover wire fraud funds before they disappear
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Wire Fraud Is the #1 Threat to Real Estate Agents

Attackers monitor email threads for weeks — waiting for the right moment to send a fake wire instruction that looks like it came from you or your title company. Buyers wire their down payment to a criminal's account. The money is gone within hours. Recovering it is nearly impossible. The FBI receives thousands of these complaints every year — and the real estate industry is the primary target.

// REAL ATTACK SCENARIOS

How Agents Get Targeted

These are real attack patterns happening to real estate agents right now.

// SCENARIO 01 — BEC WIRE FRAUD

Fake Wire Instructions at Closing

An attacker compromises your email account and monitors your threads. Days before closing, they send your buyer a message that appears to come from you — with different wire instructions. The buyer wires $80,000 to the attacker. You never knew it happened until the deal falls apart at closing.

// SCENARIO 02 — ACCOUNT TAKEOVER

Email Account Hijack

A phishing email tricks you or your assistant into entering your email credentials on a fake login page. The attacker now owns your email account — accessing every client thread, every contract, and every lead in your inbox.

// SCENARIO 03 — CLIENT DATA BREACH

Client Financial Records Exposed

Buyers and sellers share sensitive financial documents — pay stubs, bank statements, tax returns — with their agent. If your computer or email is compromised, all of it is exposed. This can trigger state data breach notification requirements and client lawsuits.

// WHAT WE DO

How We Protect Real Estate Agents

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EMAIL SECURITY & MFA

Multi-factor authentication on all email accounts so stolen passwords alone can't grant access. Email filtering to block phishing attempts targeting your transactions.

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WIRE FRAUD PREVENTION

Training on wire fraud recognition, secure communication protocols for transmitting wire instructions, and verification procedures that stop BEC attacks cold.

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SECURE DOCUMENT SHARING

Encrypted channels for sharing sensitive client financial documents — replacing email attachments that can be intercepted or accessed by unauthorized parties.

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DEVICE & ENDPOINT SECURITY

Your laptop and phone protected with endpoint security, encryption, and remote wipe capability — so a lost or stolen device doesn't become a data breach.

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SECURE BACKUP

All client files, contracts, and transaction documents backed up securely offsite — protected from ransomware and hardware failure.

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WIRE FRAUD AWARENESS TRAINING

Training for you and your team on recognizing wire fraud attempts, verifying wire instructions, and what to do if you suspect you've been targeted.

// FAQ

Real Estate Cybersecurity FAQ

My brokerage has IT support. Am I already covered?
Brokerage IT typically covers office infrastructure — not your personal devices, your individual email account, or your personal transaction communications. Most wire fraud attacks target the individual agent's email, not the brokerage network. You need protection at the individual level.
Can I recover the money if my client gets wire-defrauded?
Possibly, but only within a very narrow window. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has a Financial Fraud Kill Chain that can sometimes recover funds if reported within 72 hours. After that, the money is typically gone. Prevention is the only reliable answer.
Am I legally liable if my client loses money to wire fraud?
Potentially yes. If your email was compromised and used to send fraudulent wire instructions, clients have successfully sued agents for negligence in failing to maintain secure communications. Several state real estate commissions have issued guidance requiring agents to implement cybersecurity measures.
I use Gmail / Outlook for business. Is that secure enough?
Not by default. Both platforms require additional configuration — multi-factor authentication, phishing protections, and login activity monitoring — to be reasonably secure for real estate transaction communications. We handle all of this setup for you.

One Wire Fraud Incident Can End
a Client Relationship — and Your Reputation.

Book a free checkup. We'll show you exactly where you're exposed and what it takes to protect your transactions and your clients.

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