{"id":7084,"date":"2017-08-29T12:36:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T04:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.bankvaultonline.com\/?p=7084"},"modified":"2017-08-29T12:36:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T04:36:23","slug":"cybercrime-757000-trust-account-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bankvault.com\/cybercrime-757000-trust-account-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybercrime: $757,000 Trust Account Theft!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The victim of the sophisticated cybercrime, a REINSW member agency, warned others that it could happen to them and to make changes to ensure they are protected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Over $757,000 was stolen, and they witnessed one of the five fraudulent transactions being processed and approved on their online banking system in front of their eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important that agencies become more aware of cybercrime and check the systems they have in place to protect themselves, because this type of crime is growing exponentially.<\/p>\n<p>The principal said: \u201cI have been a principal for over 20 years, am very thorough and careful in what I do. Many agencies will think it can\u2019t happen to them because they have systems in place, but they need to be aware that it can happen to anyone.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reinsw.com.au\/Web\/Posts\/Latest_News\/201705\/Cybercrime_757000_trust_account_theft.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ THE FULL STORY<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>&#8220;Complacency is your biggest enemy&#8221;.<\/h1>\n<h2><strong>You can stop Trust Account Hacking<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A follow-up article by REINSW, Macquarie Bank and BankVault offers tangible solutions to real estate agencies and all who manage trust accounts. Macquarie Bank has produced a\u00a0fraud advice series.<\/p>\n<p>BankVault.com\u00a0provides solutions &#8211; a mix of technology and social reengineering to prevent issues such as \u201cman-in-the-browser\u201d or \u201ckey-loggers\u201d which secretly capture keystrokes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reinsw.com.au\/Web\/Posts\/Latest_News\/201709\/Cybercrime_is_the_new_norm.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The victim of the sophisticated cybercrime, a REINSW member agency, warned others that it could happen to them and to make changes to ensure they are protected. 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