Data security

Led by Congressmen French Hill and Stephen F. Lynch, the council will explore how artificial intelligence is influencing the development of new products and services, fraud prevention and other areas across the financial services and housing industries.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler clarified Tuesday that a post on X from the official SEC account that the commission had approved bitcoin ETFs was the result of a hack. X said the SEC did not have multifactor authentication enabled on its account.

Many of the attack vectors, including ransomware and phishing, will likely continue to plague the industry through 2024.

Banks have a simple choice: Either invest in fraud controls to prepare for FedNow, or expect draconian supervisory measures that will increase friction and confuse customers.

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.