Chicago Title — hackers intercepted closing wire instructions
The sellers' attorney email was compromised before closing. Fraudulent wire instructions were sent to the buyer, who wired the funds to the scammer's account.
Source: Insurance Business MagWith Digital Shell, wire instructions would be shared via an encrypted link that expires after first access — not sent by email where hackers can intercept them. Even if the email was compromised, the attacker would only see a link to an expired share.