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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.

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Foxit PDF Reader, PhantomPDF Open to Remote Code Execution

May 4, 2020

Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF are plagued by several high-severity flaws that, if exploited, could enable remote code execution. Foxit Software has released patches for dozens of high-severity flaws impacting its PDF reader and editor platforms. The most severe of the bugs enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. Read more >>>

Gmail blocked 18M COVID-19-Themed Phishing Emails in a Week

May 4, 2020

Within the last seven days, Gmail malware scanners have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using COVID-19 lures. The malware scanners implemented by Google can block over 99.9% of all spam, phishing and malware messages sent to Gmail users. Read more >>>

COVID-19 News: FBI Reports 300% Increase in Reported Cybercrimes

May 4, 2020

The FBI’s IC3, or its Internet Crime Complaint Center, has reported a major increase in received cybersecurity complaints each day, according to The Hill — who goes on to explain that the number of cybersecurity complaints went up from 1,000 complaints every day, to over 3,000 to 4,000 per day since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more >>>

Cyber-attacks on mortgage professionals on the rise during COVID-19

May 1, 2020

When COVID-19 slammed into the US like a meteor, one corner of life most reshaped by the resulting shockwaves is how we work. Millions of Americans are now working from home for the first time in their lives. As critical as remote work has been to keeping countless businesses alive during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also proven to be a boon for cyber criminals, who are taking advantage of remote workers’ naiveté and distance from their secure office environments Read more >>>

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