Rising cybercrime posing a threat to online real estate transactions

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Rising rates of cybercrime globally are posing a serious threat to online transactions in the real estate space. The OFM Business Hour, sat down with Jackie Smith, the head of Buyers Trust, which is a subsidiary of Ooba on how real estate agencies need to be cogniscant of how they handle clients’ personal information because cybercriminals are on the alert. Listen to more of the conversation below.
1 Dec 2021 12PM English South Africa Business · Daily News

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