Decentralized finance, the once red-hot slice of the crypto universe that was at the center of this year's collapse of the digital-asset world, is facing a rapidly increasing new challenge: financial hacking.

A board member of the National Credit Union Administration urges vigilance against threats that many institutions ignore at their peril.

Howard Whyte, who joined the bank in January, discusses the cybersecurity threats that preoccupy him.

An attacker spirited away about $100 million from the decentralized finance provider Mango by manipulating the price of its token in an exploit that wiped out depositors on the crypto platform.

A criminal group called Prilex has stolen millions in a scheme involving fake repair people installing malware on point of sale terminals.

FS-ISAC will test banks' cybersecurity defenses in "hyper-realistic" simulations of malware, phishing and ransomware attacks.

The Tennessee company said the cyberattack took place in late January and early February.

The breach was quickly followed by fake text and app messages to customers that appeared to come from the challenger bank.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has stopped requiring the bank to provide quarterly progress reports about its efforts to mitigate cloud computing risks.

The agency in charge of regulating cybersecurity incident reports asked firms Monday to give their input on how the developing set of rules should work.

Shortcomings in security testing and monitoring of clients could also trip up payment industry players who need to meet new requirements by 2025.

In an exclusive interview, the moderate Virginia Democrat and co-chair of the Community Development Financial Institution Caucus touched on the future of community development, cybersecurity and nonbank regulation. 

The bank is looking to educate — and potentially hire — a new generation of tech experts by working with New Jersey's Liberty Science Center and two local high schools in areas where students are at higher risk of not graduating.

The cybersecurity crisis arising from super-fast computing is approaching more quickly than the industry and its regulators may realize.

The state's disclosure laws generated data that indicated millions of consumers had their personal details potentially compromised.

A data breach in 2022 costs companies $4.35 million on average, an all-time high according to IBM research.

In a survey, 88% of financial institutions had experienced a firmware-related attack, which the Department of Homeland Security has called an "overlooked" vector for cyberattacks.

At a time when many crypto companies have seen their fortunes plummet, one corner of the industry is thriving.

To meet the growing demand, banks are faced with a choice of hiring, reskilling or outsourcing.