Your Next Deal Could Be $0 in the Bank

Real estate wire fraud typically starts with a phishing email or phone call to a real estate office. Attackers compromise an agent's email, then monitor transactions and send updated wire instructions from a lookalike domain — or intercept a legitimate email and reply with new banking details. The money goes to the attacker's account and is moved again within minutes, making recovery nearly impossible. The FBI's IC3 reported that real estate transactions accounted for the highest average loss of any BEC category: $447,000 per incident in 2023.

The transaction coordinator and the buyer's agent are the highest-risk positions — they handle the most back-and-forth communication about wire instructions. However, the highest-value targets are the team leaders and brokers who sign off on large transactions. A spoofed email to a broker from a 'title company' requesting updated wiring instructions for a $2M deal has a much higher payoff than targeting an assistant.

Several states have begun requiring cybersecurity training for real estate licensees — particularly for continuing education. Texas HB 1971 (effective September 2023) requires licensed real estate professionals to complete a cybersecurity training course as part of their CE requirements. Your E&O insurance carrier may ask about your training practices when you file a claim after a wire fraud loss — documented training can be the difference between a denied and approved claim.

Phishing simulation tools send fake phishing emails and track click rates. They catch risky behavior but don't fix it — the person who clicks still doesn't know what a real attack looks like or how to respond. SecurEveryone's live coaching sessions are different: a real expert walks your team through the actual attack scenarios they face — spoofed title company emails, change-of-banking requests, urgency phone calls — and teaches them the verification behaviors that prevent losses.

The Personal tier ($150/session) is designed for exactly this. Individual agents or small teams can book a session focused on real estate attack patterns. However, we strongly recommend including your transaction coordinator and office administrator — they receive the wire instruction emails that agents forward for confirmation. The Executive tier ($390) covers up to 8 people and is the most cost-effective way to train a full transaction team.

Our training is built around the actual tools your team uses. The wire fraud drill covers: how attackers compromise MLS portal credentials, how to spot a spoofed DocuSign notification, how to verify wire instructions via a known-good callback, and how to use SLAM to check every transaction email. We include a printed verification checklist your team can keep at their desks.