Cyber security
Cyber security
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U.S. banks are bracing for retaliatory cyberattacks following military strikes in Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
March 3 -
The Iran conflict is more likely to have an indirect effect on banks, one that may take years to show up as the ramifications filter through the economy
March 2 -
Markets were bracing for the chaos of a regional war; banks may be the target of sophisticated cyberattacks, experts warn.
March 1 -
Cybersecurity stocks tumbled after Anthropic unveiled a new vulnerability scanner, prompting vendors to defend their runtime protection platforms.
February 25 -
Hackers used stolen credentials to access the French FICOBA database, exposing names and account numbers but failing to access funds directly.
February 23 -
Social Security numbers, business addresses and other sensitive information were exposed. The company has fixed the error and refunded the victims.
February 23 -
A public-private group led by the Treasury issued the first two of six planned resources to help banks navigate the risks and opportunities of AI.
February 20 -
Bank employees are likely adopting the OpenClaw AI assistant on the sly to boost productivity, but the tool's deep integration exposes networks to cyber threats.
February 19 -
Data breach extortion group ShinyHunters used social engineering to steal customer names, addresses and phone numbers from the blockchain lender.
February 18 -
The card network is enabling organizations to monitor risk systems and receive grades and plans of action for improvement.
February 17 -
While "Q-Day" may be years away, experts warn hackers are already harvesting encrypted data to decrypt later, making the transition to new standards urgent.
February 12 -
Threat group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the attack, which reportedly targeted third-party platforms rather than Betterment's own systems.
February 6 -
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Supply chain attacks have doubled since 2021, with professional services firms increasingly acting as "stepping stones" to access bank data.
January 29 -
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The U.K. conducted simulated cybersecurity attacks on its banks' live systems and found they lack basic patching and identity controls.
January 23 -
Defenses against financial schemes, both physical and digital, could leave executives scrambling to keep up with the pace of bad actors over the coming months.
January 14 -
Research from American Banker finds that bankers are still extremely worried about fraud, but hope that raising budgets for artificial intelligence could help.
January 12 -
Attackers stole over $340,000 in stablecoin from the Venezuela-focused app. The incident adds to recent troubles including frozen accounts at JPMorganChase.
January 6 -
New disclosures show the ransomware attack on the marketing vendor affected far more community banks and credit unions than initially estimated.
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