Closing & escrow wire fraud
Fake wire instructions sent near closing redirect a buyer’s funds to an attacker — and once the money is wired, it’s almost impossible to recover.
Real Estate
One fraudulent wire can undo the whole deal.
At closing, an attacker only needs one convincing email to redirect a buyer’s life savings. We stop the wire fraud that targets real estate, protect the sensitive data in every transaction, and secure the brokerages, title, and escrow firms that make deals happen.
Wire‑fraud defense Transaction data security BEC & email protection
The threat landscape
Where real estate deals go wrong
Every transaction moves large sums of money and a mountain of personal data through many hands — and attackers have learned exactly where to strike.
Business email compromise
Attackers hijack or spoof an agent, lender, or title email to impersonate a trusted party — the engine behind nearly every wire‑fraud scheme.
Sensitive data exposure
Every deal collects SSNs, bank statements, and IDs. That trove of personal and financial data makes your systems a rich target for theft.
Too many hands
Agents, title, lenders, attorneys, and inspectors all touch one deal — and a compromise at any single party can put the whole transaction at risk.
Ransomware & downtime
A brokerage or title office locked out of its files can’t close deals — stalling transactions and jeopardizing contract deadlines.
Platform & vendor risk
Transaction platforms, e‑signature tools, and CRMs all hold client data — and a breach at a vendor becomes a breach of your clients’ trust.
One wire.
Once it’s sent, it’s almost impossible to get back
Wire transfers are fast and final — that’s the point, and it’s exactly what makes them so dangerous here. A single fraudulent instruction at closing can send a buyer’s entire down payment, often their life savings, to an attacker’s account, and by the time anyone notices, the money is usually gone. Real estate is one of the most targeted industries for this fraud, which is why prevention — catching it before the wire goes out — matters so much.
The core challenge
The fraud hides inside a normal-looking email
Real estate wire fraud works because it doesn’t look like an attack. There’s no alarm, no obvious break‑in — just an email that appears to come from the title company with “updated” wire instructions, arriving right when everyone expects paperwork to be flying.
That’s why technology alone isn’t enough, and neither is caution alone. Stopping it takes both: locking down the email accounts attackers hijack, and building a verification habit where wire instructions are always confirmed through a trusted, known channel before a dollar moves. Defense plus a verified process is what keeps funds where they belong.
Lock down the email
Stop the account takeovers and spoofing that let an attacker pose as a trusted party in the first place.
The entry point · where the impersonation begins
Verify before the wire
Confirm every set of wire instructions by phone through a known number — the habit that catches fraud before funds move.
The safeguard · the last line before the money’s gone
How we help
Security that protects the deal
We bring our full practice to your business — tuned for the way real estate actually works, where email is everything and closing day can’t go wrong.
Email defense & 24/7 monitoring
We harden the inboxes attackers hijack and keep always‑on watch for the account takeovers and intrusions behind wire fraud.
Explore SOC & MDRRapid incident response
If a fraudulent wire goes out or an account is breached, every minute counts. Our 24/7 responders act fast to contain it and help you respond.
Explore incident responsePenetration testing
We test your systems the way an attacker would — finding the weak spots that lead to a compromised inbox or exposed client data.
Explore VAPTData protection & compliance
We help you safeguard the personal and financial data every deal collects — with the controls and evidence to meet your obligations.
Explore compliance Standards that apply
What real estate has to protect
Between the financial data you handle, state data‑protection laws, and the trust your clients place in you, we map your controls to what applies to your business — and get you ready to prove it.
GLBA
Financial data safeguards
State Privacy Laws
Consumer PII protection
SOC 2
Partner & vendor trust
NIST CSF
Security baseline
Why StrikeProof
We protect the moment that matters most
Closing day is when the money moves and the pressure peaks — and it’s exactly when attackers strike. We build the defenses and the habits that keep a fraudulent wire from ever going out, and protect the data your clients trust you with along the way.
- Wire‑fraud focused. We defend the email and verification steps where deals actually get stolen.
- Data‑protective. We safeguard the SSNs and financials every transaction collects.
- Right‑sized. Managed security that fits a brokerage, title, or escrow operation — not an enterprise.
- One team, end to end. Testing, monitoring, response, and compliance — without juggling vendors.
Anti‑BEC
Wire-fraud defense
24/7
Monitoring & response
PII
Client data protected
50
States served — nationwide
Real estate FAQ
Common questions
What is real estate wire fraud and how does it happen?
Real estate wire fraud is when an attacker redirects the funds meant for a closing into an account they control. Typically they compromise or spoof an email account belonging to an agent, title company, or lender, watch a transaction until closing nears, then send the buyer new wire instructions that look legitimate. The buyer wires their down payment to the fraudster — and because wire transfers are fast and hard to reverse, the money is often gone before anyone notices. It’s one of the most common and devastating cybercrimes in real estate.
How can we protect our clients’ closing funds?
The strongest protection combines locking down email so accounts can’t be hijacked, establishing a firm verification protocol where wire instructions are always confirmed by phone using a known number, and warning clients early and often that instructions will never change by email alone. We help you put those email defenses, monitoring, and verification practices in place — so a fraudulent instruction gets caught before any money moves.
We handle a lot of sensitive personal and financial data. How do we protect it?
Every transaction collects Social Security numbers, bank statements, and identification for buyers and sellers, which makes your systems a rich target. We help you protect that data with access controls, encryption, secure sharing instead of plain email attachments, and monitoring — so the personal and financial information clients trust you with stays protected throughout the deal and after it closes.
There are so many parties in a transaction. Isn’t that a security risk?
It’s one of the defining risks in real estate. A single deal can involve agents, brokers, a title company, a lender, attorneys, and inspectors — all emailing sensitive documents back and forth — and a compromise at any one of them can put the whole transaction at risk. We help you secure your own environment, use safer ways to share documents, and reduce the exposure that comes from a transaction touching so many hands.
We’re a brokerage, not a tech company. Isn’t real security expensive and complex?
It doesn’t have to be. You don’t need an in‑house security team or enterprise budget to be well protected. We deliver right‑sized, managed security that fits a brokerage, title, or escrow operation — handling the monitoring, email protection, and response for you, so you can focus on closing deals while we focus on keeping them safe.
Get your clients to the closing table safely.
Let’s talk about protecting your transactions, your clients’ funds, and the data every deal collects. No jargon, no scare tactics — just a clear look at where you stand.