Banking/Finance/Insurance Where compliance is essential, but also brand, data and identity concerns.
- AI Hacking Breach Hits 16 Financial Institutions, Leaks 100,000 Recordsby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 pm
The financial sector was recently targeted by an AI hacking attack.
- AI-Powered Pentest Tool Used to Breach South Korean Bankson October 9, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Infrastructure for a targeted campaign against South Korean financial institutions has been discovered.
- The Most Immediate Threat to the Global Financial System Is AI Cyberattacksby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on September 1, 2026 at 4:00 pm
The Financial Stability Board issued a warning about the risks posed by frontier AI models.
- Social Engineering Scheme Led to Apollo Data Breachon August 24, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Apollo Global Management experienced a data breach due to a social engineering attack, which affected sensitive, personally identifiable information.
- Why Security Fundamentals Still Matter in the Age of AIon July 31, 2026 at 5:00 am
AI-powered cyberattacks did not begin with Mythos.
- Identity Crimes Have Become Multi-Layeredby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on June 11, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Research shows identity crimes are increasingly leading to multiple fraud instances rather than creating isolated events.
- Risks of Robinhood Using AI Agents to Trade, Make Purchasesby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on May 29, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Robinhood is enabling AI agents to trade and make credit card purchases on behalf of users.
- Financial Services, Cybersecurity and the Evolving Threat Landscapeby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on May 20, 2026 at 4:00 pm
How can financial institutions manage evolving cyber threats?
- The Glasswing Warning: What Companies Outside the Inner Circle Must Do Nowon May 19, 2026 at 4:00 pm
The Mythos threat is arriving at exactly the wrong moment for most enterprises.
- Tax Season Means Phishing Season: How Individuals and Businesses Can Protect Themselveson March 31, 2026 at 8:00 am
Tax season-related phishing attacks have gotten more sophisticated as threat actors increasingly leverage generative AI.
- AI Security and Forensic Accounting: Protecting Financial Systems in an Automated Worldon March 9, 2026 at 4:00 am
Forensic accounting has always focused on identifying anomalies, reconstructing events, and assessing intent.
- 1.2M Bank Accounts Exposed in French National Bank Account Registry Breachon February 19, 2026 at 5:00 pm
It is currently unknown how many accounts had data accessed and/or extracted.
- Global Leaders, Executives Exposed in Data Leakon February 18, 2026 at 1:36 pm
A financial summit accidentally exposed the passports and state identity cards of more than 700 individuals.
- How Banks Can Protect Their Most Valuable Asset: Customersby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on February 3, 2026 at 5:08 am
Security experts share how banks and financial institutions can defend their people, property and customers.
- 77% of Financial Service Organizations Accrued Security Debt in 2025on January 28, 2026 at 5:00 am
Financial service organizations accrue security debt.
- The Identity Theft Risk Profile of NBA and NFL Draft Prospectson January 12, 2026 at 9:00 am
Does making a draft list increase the risk of identity theft?
- Elder Fraud and Veterans: A Growing Crisison November 18, 2025 at 8:00 am
For many aging veterans, the threat they now face comes not from a foreign adversary, but from scammers and abusers here at home.
- Protecting Payments: How a Multilayer Defense Addresses Modern Banking Scamson October 22, 2025 at 9:00 am
The financial services industry is experiencing a surge in fraud rates, driven by the increasing ability of bad actors to access cutting-edge technologies.
- 5M Records Exposed, Leaking Sensitive Auto Insurance Dataon September 25, 2025 at 5:00 am
More than 5 million records were exposed in an online database.
- Navigating Data Security in Financial Services: Lessons from the TeleMessage Breachon September 11, 2025 at 1:00 pm
The breach at TeleMessage highlighted significant vulnerabilities within the financial industry’s communications infrastructure.


























