Cyber security
Cyber security
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After a disruption in February, LockBit roared back in May, highlighting persistent cyber threats to the financial sector.
June 12 -
A report on efforts to deconflict federal cybersecurity regulations found the Treasury in particular has not completed its recommendations.
June 6 -
Financial Business and Consumer Solutions disclosed a February breach in April and recently disclosed an expanded victim count. The company faces a class action lawsuit.
June 4 -
In this month's roundup of top banking news: a Supreme Court ruling on CFPB funding, TD Bank's money laundering woes, an FDIC workplace probe reveals a culture of misconduct and more.
June 3 -
In "This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends," Nicole Perlroth, a former New York Times reporter, offers a detailed picture of how the zero-day exploit trade developed and affects critical infrastructure.
May 24 -
Criminals breached a third-party database storing Santander customer and employee information, a type of intrusion that banks are increasingly facing.
May 20 -
In this week's edition of the American Banker news quiz, gauge your understanding of topics like cybersecurity testing, the impact of high interest rates on community banks, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg and more.
May 17 -
The bank's chief information security officer shared why it took so long for the hackers to get in, what worked during the exercise and what didn't.
May 12 -
Cybersecurity leaders for Visa, Deluxe and Fiserv said powerful cloud players have been unresponsive to their requests to monitor the vendors' security postures.
May 7 -
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A new policy directive aims to fortify critical infrastructure by enhancing collaboration between U.S. intelligence agencies and systemically important financial entities.
May 1 -
The report seeks to help banks "disrupt rapidly evolving AI-driven fraud," according to Treasury's Nellie Liang. The report found banks have difficulties accounting for AI risks.
March 27 -
In a simulation exercise hosted by the Global Resilience Federation on Tuesday, banks and credit unions tested their ability to withstand an industrywide wiperware attack.
March 20 -
The attack is one of three major incidents the lender has suffered in the past three years.
March 12 -
Bank of America, Citi and Navy Federal are among banks and credit unions to recently manage through unforeseen challenges.
March 11 -
A consortium of banks focused on cybersecurity has published a series of white papers aimed at navigating the challenges and opportunities of AI in the financial sector.
February 29 -
Version 2.0 of the Cybersecurity Framework, often cited by financial regulators, provides a structured approach to enhancing an institution's cybersecurity.
February 26 -
Though law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe gained valuable intel on ransomware groups, many believe the hackers are likely to regroup and rebrand.
February 21 -
The gang allegedly had been involved in some of the highest-profile ransomware attacks against financial institutions of recent years.
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