cybersecurity

City of Dallas Touts Swift Response to Cyberattack But Websites Remained Down Friday

By April Towery / May 3, 2023 /
(Photo: Mimi Perez for CandyDirt.com)

Editor’s Note: This story was updated Friday, May 5, at 5 p.m. The City of Dallas issued another update Friday afternoon in response to the ransomware attack from “a group called Royal” that shut down some city webpages and services Wednesday afternoon. The following statement was issued Friday: Editor’s Note: This story was updated Thursday…

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DCAD’s ‘Laissez-Faire’ Response to Ransomware Attack Causes Frustration as Tax Deadline Looms

By April Towery / January 11, 2023 /

The Dallas Central Appraisal District is still operating on a bare-bones website in the wake of a ransomware attack, and one local tax expert says homeowners who corresponded electronically with the local office could be facing a security threat of their own. Glenn Goodrich, founder and CEO of propertytax.io, said he’s not mad at DCAD…

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Be On The Lookout For Cyber Scams

By April Towery / February 10, 2020 /

Cybersecurity threats are causing concerns among real estate professionals, tours are set this month for Nance House and The Gaston Bed & Breakfast, and “double agency” is causing confusion for buyers and sellers, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news.

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Home Buyers (and Realtors) Beware: Fraud Can Come To Your Inbox

By Bethany Erickson / September 9, 2018 /
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When my husband and I closed on our newest home in December, I remember vividly the flurry of emails between the lender, the title company, our Realtor, and more. It seemed like daily — and especially as the closing date drew nearer, hourly — there was some new form that would need to be signed,…

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