Data security

The National Crime Agency has seen a surge in so-called suspicious activity reports filed by banks and other regulated institutions in the U.K. since February. 

A class action said the company, which has suffered two breaches in the past year, also was responsible for a larger breach and “downplayed” the situation when it notified consumers.

Rogers Communications is experiencing a widespread network failure in its wireless and internet services, causing payment systems and automated teller machines at banks to go down.

Traditional banks already have the tools they need to win back consumers’ confidence, but they need to be smart about deploying them.

Tuesday’s announcement provides clarity to institutions that are trying to stay ahead of quantum computing’s threat to data security.

Fraudsters sometimes target customers of credit unions and smaller banks because the institutions lack the cybersecurity resources of larger players.

With global tensions rising over Ukraine, the cutthroat competitiveness of the U.S. financial sector is yielding to partnership over the conviction that a cyberattack against even a group of minor banks — or a third-party service provider — could imperil everyone in a highly connected system.

The data breach, which occurred over a two-day period last December, is the largest disclosure by a mortgage lender this year.

A recent survey indicated banks and other firms continue to grapple with the cybersecurity challenges of remote work. To defend their data, they’re looking far beyond the traditional VPN.

A recent campaign targeting Quickbooks users claimed customers had their accounts suspended because of problems verifying their business information. It’s the latest example of scams that slither through multiple lines of defense.