Cyber attacks

Banking 2025, more Wells Fargo woe, compliance turnover: Top stories of the week

01/10/20

Potential sources of industry upheaval, and how to adapt; former Wells Fargo execs may face criminal charges in coming weeks; why banks have such high turnover of chief compliance officers; and more from this week's most-read stories.

[more]

Ransomware attack hobbles FX; Wells accused of passing cost of fines to vendors

01/10/20

Travelex unable to deliver cash to major banks following a New Year’s Eve cyberattack; Rep. Katie Porter says the bank is undermining purpose of its punishment.

[more]

Should banks expect cyberattacks from Iran?

01/07/20

Iranian hackers have a history of targeting U.S. banks. Security experts discussed how bankers can prepare themselves if such attacks are renewed as part of a response to the killing of Qassem Soleimani.

[more]

Regulators’ push for innovation shouldn’t come at expense of prudence

10/25/19

It's time to establish a fintech commission.

[more]

Does Amazon-Google-Microsoft hold on the cloud pose a risk to banking?

09/30/19

With financial institutions relying more and more on cloud computing services, Washington is increasingly focused on the concentration of industry data in the big three technology giants.

[more]

Red flags worrying lawmakers 11 years after financial crisis

09/25/19

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.

[more]

House bill would require Fed to report annually on cyber efforts

09/24/19

Rep. Patrick McHenry, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, proposed having the central bank update Congress on measures to strengthen its own cybersecurity as well as that of institutions under its watch.

[more]

Waters meets with Swiss officials to discuss Facebook's crypto plans

08/26/19

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and a bipartisan congressional delegation met with Swiss government officials last week to discuss Facebook’s plans to launch and operate a digital currency.

[more]

Republican lawmakers target Amazon, Capital One over data breach

08/01/19

Three GOP members of Congress have sent letters to the companies requesting staff-level briefings on the breach in which an ex-employee of Amazon Web Services illegally accessed data of more than 100 million people who have or applied for Capital One credit cards.

[more]

Will Libra force Congress to act on data protection?

07/14/19

Almost two years after the Equifax breach led to a congressional uproar but minimal policy change, the protracted fight to enact data security and privacy reform has a new bogeyman.

[more]