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Your payslips, bank statements and ID documents are a target. Find the weaknesses first.

Mortgage Brokers depend on sourcing systems, CRMs, fact-find portals and email. HackGuardX continuously scans your website, email domain, cloud and code for security vulnerabilities, so you can fix weaknesses before they become costly breaches. Enterprise-grade protection without the enterprise price tag.

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Your business is a target. Hackers only need one weakness.

A single cyberattack on one of the UK's mortgage brokers could expose payslips, bank statements and ID documents, halt day-to-day operations and trigger regulatory reporting, fines and lasting reputational damage. Small firms are not too small to be targeted. Automated attacks scan every UK business for an easy way in.

Why mortgage brokers are targeted: Every mortgage application contains a complete identity kit: payslips, statements, ID and address history, ideal for identity fraud.

Peak risk window

Application submission and offer stages

UK compliance context

Aligned with FCA MCOB, Consumer Duty and network compliance requirements, NCSC Cyber Essentials technical controls and UK GDPR Article 32 security obligations.

The top cyber risks for Mortgage Brokers

Critical

Fact-Find Documents Leaked via Email & Shares

Clients emailing payslips and passports that then sit unprotected in inboxes and shared folders.

Critical

Personal Data Exposed in Cloud Storage

Shared drives, Dropbox links and cloud buckets left public expose identity documents and personal records, a reportable ICO breach.

Critical

Microsoft 365 & Google Workspace Account Takeover

A single phished password without MFA gives attackers your email, files and calendar, and lets them impersonate you to clients and suppliers.

Find your weaknesses before hackers do

HackGuardX continuously scans the digital infrastructure mortgage brokers rely on, helping you identify and fix threats before they become costly breaches.

Cloud Storage & Sharing Audits

Finds public buckets, anyone-with-the-link shares and unencrypted storage holding personal data before anyone else does.

Microsoft 365 & Workspace Auditing

Checks MFA coverage, legacy authentication, risky sharing links and admin roles across every user, in plain English.

Plain-English Fix Guides for Mortgage Brokers

Every finding comes with a prioritised, step-by-step fix you can action yourself or forward to your IT provider in one click.

Run a free security check for your mortgage broker domain

Passive and non-intrusive. Enter your domain and we'll email you the report.

Safe Passive DNS, TLS & Header Inspection

Non-intrusive public check • Active scanning requires verified ownership

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Mortgage Brokers: cybersecurity FAQs

Why would hackers target mortgage brokers?+

Every mortgage application contains a complete identity kit: payslips, statements, ID and address history, ideal for identity fraud.

What is the biggest cyber risk for mortgage brokers?+

Fact-Find Documents Leaked via Email & Shares. Clients emailing payslips and passports that then sit unprotected in inboxes and shared folders.

Does HackGuardX help mortgage brokers with compliance?+

Yes. Aligned with FCA MCOB, Consumer Duty and network compliance requirements, NCSC Cyber Essentials technical controls and UK GDPR Article 32 security obligations. Every scan produces timestamped evidence you can share with insurers, regulators and clients.

How quickly can mortgage brokers get started?+

Run a free passive exposure check in under a minute with just your domain. Full continuous monitoring on the Starter plan connects in around 10 minutes, with no hardware or agents to install.