Cyber attack against county posed risk to real estate industry, which has emerged intact

The North Fork real estate industry has survived relatively intact following a cyberattack on county computer systems that shut down a critical process in real estate transfers.
An in-person system for title searches was established last Monday, according to Chris Nuzzi, executive vice president and regional director at Advantage Title. The online system is still not available but the public can visit the county clerk’s office and access an internal system of records, he said.
“We have a robust market in particular out on the eastern end of Long Island,” he said. “And the ability to be able to service
