Cyber News
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.
Microsoft has shed some light on the root cause behind yesterday's massive Azure authentication outage that affected multiple Microsoft services and blocked users from logging into their accounts. Customers experienced authentication errors across many Microsoft services, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, Forms, Xbox Live, Intune, Outlook.com, Office Web, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Yammer, and more. Read more >>>
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives this week could allow United States citizens to seek monetary damages if cyber-attacks by foreign threat actors harm them in any way. Referred to as the Homeland and Cyber Threat Act, or the HACT Act, the legislation is the reintroduced version of a bill initially introduced in August 2019. Read more >>>
FTC Fraud Alert: Look Out for Fake ‘Trading Commission’
March 9, 2021
A new scam finds fraudsters using a website designed to look like the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) site in an attempt to con people out of their money. This FTC fraud is an example of an imposter scam. It’s a type of attack where threat actors disguise themselves as a trusted authority to trick people into handing over their personal and/or financial information. Read more >>>
Business owners should take a proactive approach to shore up cybersecurity measures – it may protect your assets not only in business but also in court. Among other effects, the global coronavirus pandemic has led to a huge increase in cybersecurity attacks. Cybersecurity attacks on businesses have skyrocketed, with cybersecurity breaches costing the global market over $600 billion annually. Reportedly, there is now a new cyberattack every 39 seconds. Read more >>>
The number of attacks had slowed down after the winter holidays but after the past two weeks, it's evident that the ransomware attacks are back at full speed. Read more >>>
An AOL mail phishing campaign is underway to steal users' login name and password by warning recipients that their account is about to be closed. While most people are using Gmail, Outlook, or other modern free mail services, many older people continue to use AOL simply because they are used to the service and find it too complicated to switch to a new email service. Read more >>>
