Data and information management

A report Wednesday detailed Scattered Spider's advanced social engineering tactics and the escalating threat the group poses to financial institutions.

Many of the 100 banks in the BankTech Ventures consortium have expressed interest in using the data-sharing network.

The consumer protection agency told a Kentucky court it wants to re-examine the issues around the way bank customer data is shared with fintechs through data aggregators.

American Banker's Frictionless Fraud report finds not all institutions are well assured their customer verification tools can keep up with new schemes.

Texting a password recovery link to a customer presents the risk of someone else taking over the account. Researchers found this happens somewhat frequently.

A new MITRE framework breaks down how cybercriminals attack cryptocurrency systems and helps institutions secure them. Plus, it's a free, open standard.

The OCC, Fed and FDIC issued a letter this week clarifying the rules governing crypto safekeeping, which emphasize proper management of cryptographic keys.

The nation's largest bank is planning to implement fees for access to data that has traditionally been provided free of charge. Data aggregators and fintechs accused JPMorgan of exploiting regulatory uncertainty and raising prices for consumers.

Cyber firms are teaming up with cloud providers to build faster, smarter AI-powered defenses.

The case has put chief information security officers on notice that they could be personally liable for false statements about security policies and practices.

As AI and digital assets become mainstream, banks are spotting new opportunities to integrate payments with other activities.

Listen to Gasan Awad, SVP, Fraud Director, Enterprise Fraud Product Management at PNC Bank, Chris Briggs, Chief Product Officer at Mitek and Jay Leal, CIO at Vantage Bank.

GodFather malware mimics and manipulates real financial apps on Android devices, exposing sensitive data without user suspicion.

The Financial Technology Association — which had been granted the right to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's open banking rule after the bureau declined to defend it — filed a motion Sunday to preserve the rule.

The data aggregator intends to continue sharing data with Envestnet and U.S. banks after the acquisition.

Experts told lawmakers that quantum computers will soon render today's encryption obsolete — and foreign adversaries know it.

Following strikes on nuclear sites, the U.S. warned of a heightened threat environment. Here's how Iran has targeted American banks in the past.

Blockchain-based tokenized financial products are rapidly advancing into asset classes like private credit and commercial real estate. American banks must lead, before global competitors set the terms.

A recent federal road map helps banks implement a security model where no user or device is trusted automatically — a drastic departure from legacy systems.