Cyber attacks

Rich Baich, Wells Fargo's security chief and newly appointed security advisor to the White House, shares attack types he’s worried about and top defenses.

With control of the House changing hands in January, credit unions are set to shift their focus from regulatory relief to cybersecurity and fighting CRA.

Since banks are under constant attack by hackers, the startup XM Cyber is offering them a simulator that seeks to do its virtual worst in order to prevent a real breach.

California-based America's Christian Credit Union's efforts earned it a 2018 Best Practices Award.

HSBC is the latest bank to be hit with this type of attack, in which hackers take stolen usernames and passwords from one site and attempt to reuse them to login to banks.

Customer card data from nearly all of Pakistan's major banks has been stolen in a cyberattack, according to a Federal Investigation Agency official in Pakistan.

Following is a list of the banks that made Vade Secure's top 10 phishing list in the third quarter, along with insights into how lenders can protect themselves.

With Cybersecurity Awareness Month drawing to a close, CU Journal asked experts a simple question with no easy answers.

The assessment is designed to get banks on the same page in combating cybersecurity and make it easier for institutions and regulators to assess their performance.

Crowdsourced cybersecurity is making inroads into the world of big banks, even though there is a risk bad actors will exploit the opportunity.

It's difficult to predict exactly what might be the next threat to the financial system. Here's a roundup of some prime suspects.

Members can play an integral role in helping credit unions fight fraud, but only if they have the right training.

Analysts are split on whether cyber threats have evolved enough for lawmakers to finally grant the National Credit Union Administration third-party vendor oversight.

JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon downplayed "too big to fail," warned against the risk of cyberattacks and lectured high-tech giants about their privacy shortcomings during an appearance in Washington.

The cost of fighting fraud at financial institutions is up nearly 10 percent from last year. That means credit unions face significant challenges in being ready for the next threat.

The central bank is mulling measures to broaden the number of banks receiving reg relief; Lisa Stevens was a top deputy to the former retail chief during the phony accounts scandal.

Every month, from January to April of this year, there were roughly 3.2 billion attacks perpetrated by malicious code that infiltrated business' networks. Representatives of smaller financial institutions disputed the notion that they are one of the weak links in the chain.

A recent bill to update data breach notification requirements has pitted state and federal credit union trade groups in opposing camps.

The time is now for Congress to enact stricter data security standards that better protect credit unions and consumers.

Andrei Tyurin, a Russian citizen who is alleged to have performed key cyber work in a hack of JPMorgan Chase and several other companies, was extradited to New York on Friday from the republic of Georgia.