Data security

Brighton Bank entered a consent agreement with the regulator regarding violations of anti-money-laundering laws.

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A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against websites created by Storm-1152. That organization allegedly supplies fake Microsoft accounts to groups like Scattered Spider, whose targets include financial companies.

An increase in paper mail theft corresponds with a rise in physically altered checks that redirect funds to fraudsters.

The deadline for compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's new cyber disclosure regulations is coming. Banks need to be ready.

A third-party provider for credit unions failed to fix a long-patched vulnerability, according to a cybersecurity researcher who has studied the situation.

The credit card company is creating avenues for their staff, veterans and talent outside their organization looking to upskill.

An email security company has found a 12-fold increase in the number of phishing emails it has seen since the advent of ChatGPT, and malicious models may be to blame.

While ransomware group Alphv/Blackcat claims to have orchestrated the incident, title insurance company Fidelity National Financial has not yet stated whether confidential data was compromised.

In our ongoing battle against financial fraud, we need a holistic overhaul of the regulatory landscape to safeguard the financial industry and its stakeholders effectively.

The cybercriminals said a new SEC rule required loan software company MeridianLink to report last week's breach, but the rule does not take effect until next month.

Fraudsters are likely to increase their use of generative artificial intelligence to attack banks and other payment companies. Investors are using their own influence to fight back.

The market stayed open four extra hours to allow participants to reroute trades Thursday after an attack by cybercrime group Lockbit.

The new rules also expand the use of "proven protections," such as multifactor authentication, according to Adrienne Harris, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services.

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office concluded that the former chief executive officer of NatWest Group breached data-protection laws when she discussed the closure of former British politician Nigel Farage's bank account with a reporter. 

The global clearinghouse inked the deal with Securrency as part of its push to expand the use of the emerging technology in capital markets.

The bank suffered its third breach in three years, this time by virtue of a vulnerability in Progress Software's file-transfer system. But Flagstar is only one of many such victims.

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.