More agents leave Official in wake of Alexander brothers' departures
At least 5 agents based in New York and Miami have left the firm in about the last week. Previously, West Coast founding broker Tyrone McKillen had also left the Side-backed brokerage
Alexander brothers rape allegations draw scrutiny from FBI
Women who claim to be victims of the Alexander brothers, or witnesses to alleged assaults, have been approached by agents from an FBI task force, 'The Wall Street Journal' reported Tuesday
Fraud allegations against rental owners reach new high
Regulators and prosecutors are cracking down on landlords who've falsified income and expense data on crucial loan documents, according to a new feature published by 'The Wall Street Journal'
by Marian McPherson Jul 8
Top New Jersey loan mortgage originator charged with fraud
Mortgage fraud scheme allegedly listed investors as homeowners to secure lower interest rates, prosecutors allege in criminal complaint against 'Team Gallo' leader and his assistant
by Matt Carter Apr 26
LoanDepot hackers had access to Social Security numbers, DOBs
Hit by lawsuits, the lender is offering 24 months of free identity protection services and credit monitoring from Experian to 16.9M consumers affected by the January cyberattack
by Matt Carter Feb 27
Ransomware group claims it was behind loanDepot cyberattack
The FBI has developed a decryption tool to combat the ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware variant, and authorities are offering $15M in rewards to stop the group
by Matt Carter Feb 21
Title insurer First American back online after cybersecurity incident
There are 'some limits to functionality' as First American continues efforts to return to normal business operations following a cybersecurity breach that knocked its website offline on Dec. 20
by Matt Carter Dec 28
Title insurer First American Financial is hackers' latest target
The nation's 2nd biggest title insurer issues terse statement saying it's taken some systems offline. Ransomware group Blackcat has infiltrated more than 1,000 computer networks
by Matt Carter Dec 21
CertifID gets tougher on wire fraud with PayoffProtect
The company says its software locks down the typically manual process surrounding the payoff request with machine learning to verify the wiring instructions
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 11
CertifID locks down $12.5M Series A funds for rising wire fraud battle
'Fraud is at an all-time high as global criminal networks prey on the shift to virtual communications and electronic transfers ignited during the Covid-19 pandemic' — Tyler Adams
by Craig C. Rowe May 16
Capitol rioter mistakenly shows attack plans in Zillow listing photos
Former Green Beret and Oath Keepers member Jeremy Brown is in hot water with the FBI after listing photos revealed the contents of his weapons arsenal
by Marian McPherson Nov 15
The 20 biggest luxury city sales of 2021 (so far)
Despite cities taking a back seat to vacation markets in 2021, major transactions made headlines across New York, Miami and Los Angeles
Unlicensed mortgage broker siphoned off $4.74M in refi proceeds
CoreLogic sees heightened risk of mortgage fraud due to shift to purchase loans
by Matt Carter Sep 7
$27.5M home is the priciest listing on Manhattan's Upper West Side
David and Dana Luttway bought the townhouse in 2015 and undertook five-year gut renovation
broken computer screen
The MLS, which boasts 42,000 subscribers, notified its members on Thursday, 11 days after the attack. Cyber criminals may have gained access to login and contact information
by Andrea V. Brambila Aug 28