12 arrested over multi-million pound Santander cyber-heist plot
September 13, 2013 - UK police have arrested 12 men accused of plotting to take control of a Santander bank branch computer and use it to steal millions of pounds.
FBI warns banks of 9/11 cyber-attack threat
September 11, 2013 - US banks could face a wave of distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) hits today to mark the anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, warns the FBI.
China extends probe into brokerage IT after Everbright reports $85.5 million loss due to glitch
September 9, 2013 - China Everbright Securities lost $85.5 million due to a technical glitch in its order management system which flooded the market with erroneous buy orders and seriously disrupted trading in China last month.
Bloomberg told to improve security in client data privacy probe
August 23, 2013 - Bloomberg has said it will create and enforce stronger barriers between its news services and financial data units to stop reporters accessing client information.
Nasdaq and major banks the victims as five indicted for largest known cyber breach
July 26, 2013 - US lawmakers have charged five men with conspiring in a worldwide hacking and data breach scheme that targeted major corporate networks, stole more than 160 million credit card numbers and resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.
Sifma calls for government action after Quantum Dawn cyber security drill
July 19, 2013 - SIFMA today released the following statement from Karl Schimmeck, vice president, financial services operations, upon completion of the Quantum Dawn 2 cybersecurity exercise.
Citi blames tech for failure to redact personal data from 150k bankruptcy filings
July 18, 2013 - A software glitch saw US bank Citi fail to redact the personal information of nearly 150,000 people in bankruptcy filings, according to court documents unsealed this week.
Wall Street business continuity testing against cyber threat underway
July 18, 2013 - Wall Street banks and financial institutions (FIs) are testing their business continuity planning (BCP) systems and procedures today against a cyber-attack scenario.
