Data security

The Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision said advancements in technology could put banks in a "constant struggle" to stay ahead of hackers and other bad actors.

In a Wednesday Congressional hearing, an assistant superintendent explained why her school district decided to pay a ransom to cyber criminals. It's a cautionary tale for banks, which are often targets.

At the Sibos conference, cybersecurity leaders at banks and other experts debated how to train employees to thwart threats that AI has intensified.

The move to create data consortia and proprietary information networks is creating exactly the kind of information silos that money launderers exploit today.

Two federal agencies recently released a warning about a strain of ransomware called Snatch, which has adopted the successful tactics of other variants.

Ongoing disruptions and a reported ransom payment highlight the complexity of cybercrime networks and the pitfalls of paying ransoms.

The FBI, NSA and CISA highlighted the emerging dangers of AI-powered deepfakes in phishing campaigns and cataloged protections companies can deploy.

The botnet of 700,000 computers — many in the U.S. — had assisted in major ransomware attacks, with the financial sector as its primary target.

Following six years of development, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has released draft standards for three algorithms that can resist future attacks by quantum computers.