Cyber security
Cyber security
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The lawsuit alleges the fintech giant secured its own corporate data with strong MFA while leaving client systems vulnerable to compromise.
December 9 -
While overall payments declined, the financial sector remained the top payer to cybercriminals, surpassing both health care and manufacturing.
December 5 -
More than 400,000 consumers may be affected after Marquis Software Solutions suffered a breach traced to a bug in SonicWall software disclosed last year.
December 4 -
While banks welcome the "whole-of-government" approach that led the effort, private sector takedowns remain difficult without federal warrants.
December 3 -
The Troy, Michigan-based lender and servicer faces at least seven lawsuits over a hack in June allegedly perpetrated by a known ransomware gang.
December 2 -
Regulators officially ended the high-profile enforcement action over the 2020 breach, a move applauded by security leaders fearing personal liability.
November 21 -
Kunal Mehta, also known by the alias "Shrek," used shell companies and bulk cash drops to clean millions for a cybercrime ring that stole $263 million.
November 19 -
A "spike in unusual traffic" caused service degradation for the infrastructure giant, disrupting digital banking for customers.
November 18 -
The bank is adding trusted contacts, specialized teams and new tech against scams, but consumer advocates say reimbursement is the key missing piece.
November 17 -
The agreement, if approved by a federal judge, would end litigation over two distinct cybersecurity incidents in 2021 which affected over 2 million customers.
November 3 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has seen a rapid drop in the effectiveness of its cybersecurity program, according to a new report from the Fed's Office of Inspector General.
November 3 -
The U.K. bank's "Scam Intelligence" tool uses Google's Gemini to analyze images and texts for red flags, aiming to reduce losses from authorized push payment fraud.
October 30 -
A think tank report details setbacks in U.S. cyber strategy, from shuttered partnerships and staff cuts to the expiration of key info-sharing laws.
October 24 -
New guidance outlines specific due diligence and oversight steps banks must take, reinforcing that they are ultimately accountable for vendor failures.
October 21 -
Coordinated sanctions target two networks behind so-called pig butchering scams, human trafficking and money laundering for North Korean cybercrime groups.
October 17 -
During cybersecurity awareness month (October), financial institutions have ramped up education on phishing, fraud and cyber hygiene. Here's what they're saying.
October 15 -
A new survey finds that fraud losses have jumped significantly in the last year, with digital channels and check fraud posing the biggest threats.
October 9 -
The failure to reauthorize protections for information exchange under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act has created a dangerous gap in our protection against cyber criminals and hostile state actors.
October 8 -
A government shutdown and a single senator's hold prevented the renewal this week of a bipartisan law that helped banks and other firms defend against hackers.
October 3 -
The industry has developed materials for banks looking to promote anti-scam awareness and more resources for banks.
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