Cyber security
Cyber security
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Two federal agencies recently released a warning about a strain of ransomware called Snatch, which has adopted the successful tactics of other variants.
September 21 -
The FBI, NSA and CISA highlighted the emerging dangers of AI-powered deepfakes in phishing campaigns and cataloged protections companies can deploy.
September 13 -
The customers were affected by an incident involving a Progress Software program used by Sovos Compliance.
August 31 -
The new rule sets a nationwide standard for disclosing all "material" breaches within four days — much sooner than many state-level disclosure rules.
July 28 -
In a data breach at OpenAI, some ChatGPT users were able to see other users' financial data. In other cases, users have invoked their dead grandmothers to access information that should have been sealed off.
July 17 -
Experts say banks should start stepping up their encryption now, because hackers can steal it now and decrypt it with quantum computing later.
May 22 -
The increases may simply reflect better detection and reporting, but banks continue to facilitate large ransom payments to sanctioned individuals.
November 2 -
The state's disclosure laws generated data that indicated millions of consumers had their personal details potentially compromised.
August 24 -
Pingora Loan Servicing still hasn’t disclosed the full scope of last fall’s hack impacting at least 169,000 customers across four states.
May 24 -
When the U.S. announced sanctions against Russia two weeks ago, many feared U.S. banks would bear the brunt of a payback cyberattack. Experts disagree on why that hasn't happened and whether the danger has passed.
March 18 -
The bill, part of the omnibus spending package, would force banks and other critical infrastructure providers to tell the government right away when they’ve been breached.
March 11 -
Infrastructure will command most of lawmakers’ attention, but expect banks to keep pushing for bills that would ease the transition away from a key benchmark rate and help them serve legal cannabis businesses.
August 24 - LIBOR
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told senators that the central bank is willing to explore a credit-sensitive interest benchmark in addition to the secured overnight financing rate, which some banks say could cause problems during economic stress.
February 12 -
The agency’s semiannual report warned institutions to be mindful of operational risks from the innovation in core banking systems, and detailed supervisory steps to monitor the adoption of a new reference rate.
December 9 -
A report from the Financial Stability Oversight Council cited a bigger share of originations and servicing by nonbanks as a potential vulnerability in the financial system.
December 4 -
Members of the House Financial Services Committee cited leveraged lending, cybersecurity and the switch to a new interest rate benchmark among potential systemic risks that keep them up at night.
September 25 -
A bill by Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., would give the CFPB authority to oversee cybersecurity efforts at the credit bureaus.
July 19 -
The agency's vote Thursday threatens to block many of the industry's communications with customers, though banks did win one concession.
June 6 -
The watchdog’s report — requested by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. — called for civil money penalty authority and better supervision to guard consumer data.
March 26 -
The 2020 budget would add the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and FSOC to congressional appropriations, charge lenders for FHA upgrades and require universities to have skin in the game on student loans.
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