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Wells Fargo (WFC) on Thursday endured the second cyberattack the company has acknowledged in as many weeks.
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A group that has claimed responsibility for a flood of cyberattacks on the nation's biggest banks says it was behind an assault last week on the website of American Express (AXP) that left customers of the credit card giant unable to log in to their accounts.
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Though JPMorgan Chase and BB&T are the only big banks to confirm a denial of service attack on Tuesday, roughly a half dozen institutions endured digital assaults at around the same time, according to the security firm Radware.
March 13
A consumer advocate is warning everyone to allow more time for online banking transactions amid a wave of cyberattacks on financial institutions.
Scambook, which runs an online site that aims to help users resolve complaints against companies, suggests people give themselves an extra three to five days to pay bills in order to avoid late fees and other consequences of delays that can result when digital assaults render online and mobile banking inoperable.
Some of the nation's biggest financial firms, including
The al-Qassam Cyber Fighters, a group of
Companies whose websites have bogged down in the attacks have said there is no evidence the attacks have endangered accounts.
Still, Scambook says consumers may have concerns. "It's kind of alarming to discover that the bank you trust is being hacked," Miranda Perry, a writer at Scambook, told American Banker. "A lot of people may be wondering what they can do to secure themselves."
Besides building in time for transactions, Scambook suggests that online banking customers change their passwords every three months, check account activity daily, sign up to be alerted by email or text message of withdrawals and transfers, and bank only from a private computer that has the latest security software installed.
Perry says she hopes the suggestions will give consumers "a little peace of mind."
Scambook is an online complaint resolution company. It accepts complaints from consumers against companies and charges the companies fees to resolve the disputes. Companies can either subscribe to the service or pay per resolved incident. Scambook has resolved roughly $10 million in disputes since its founding in 2011.