The pirates fly nearly 20k from the small business owner of Houston, leaving the shop in Limbo. How to prevent it

Houes – A small spring business owner faces a potential closure after cybercriminals have siphone nearly $ 20,000 of his corporate bank account, despite standard security protocols.

Gabriela Clemons, owner of the Kumarama CAFE and the retail store, discovered the fraudulent bank transfer shortly after connecting her Chase bank account using standard two -factor authentication.

The incident occurred just a few months after the company opened in October.

“We have opened this ourselves with everything, our savings and a little loan,” said Clemons, who describes his establishment as a cosplay anime coffee. “There was nothing like it in this city district.”

What makes this case particularly worrying is that Clemons, a CPA with cybersecurity training, followed the recommended safety practices. She manually hit the bank's web address and completed the two -factors authentication process before discovering an unauthorized activity.

“I went to my computer, I connected and I hit my browser www.chase.com,” said Clemons.

Shortly after accessing her account, she received a notification from an unauthorized bank transfer totaling $ 19,230.

Tim Howard, founder of Fortify Experts, suggests that the attack is probably from a threat already present on the Clemons computer.

“If she hit the Chase.com address, it is possible that there has already been an attacker in her laptop while looking at what was going on,” said Howard.

Cybersecurity experts recommend implementing the protection of termination points as an additional safety layer.

“You need very strong protection of the termination criteria that was constantly monitored,” said Howard. “It's like an additional layer that prevents someone from living in your system.”

The financial loss forced Kumarama to make difficult operational decisions. Clemons says that Chase has indicated that they will not reimburse the stolen funds, which leads to:

• Reduced hours for his only employee

• Inventory shipments canceled

• Sustainability of uncertain companies

Protect your business against wire fraud

Howard recommends these essential steps for business owners:

1. Install robust ending points protection software

2. Implement secure connection protocols

3. Use additional safety layers for financial transactions

4. Regularly monitor account activity for unauthorized transactions

5. Create unique passwords for different connections and store them in a secure password application.

For more information on the protection of final points, visit Fortifyexperts.com.