Links in “Cybersecurity/Data Breaches”

The NCUA is hosting an upcoming webinar on the FFIEC's new cybersecurity tool and how it can be used to help protect your institution. The webinar will be hosted by Tim Segerson, Deputy Director of Examination and Insurance, and Patrick Truett, an Information Systems Officer for the Office of Examination and Insurance. The webinar is free of charge, and participants may submit questions in advance to be answered during the webinar. [7/22/15]

A former U.S. Marine has allegedly stolen $138,789 from Navy Federal Credit Union accounts belonging to his fellow marines. He was charged with five counts of bank fraud, four counts of fraudulent claims, and one count of fraud with identification documents. [7/21/15]

Major retail photo sites have been the target of a cross-company credit card information breach. CVS, Rite Aid, Sam's Club, Costco, Walmart Canada, and several other retail chains have suspended their online photo services following the possible breach. [7/21/15]

Credit union fraud detection has proved to be so slow that thieves are often willing to pay more for stolen card numbers and other data involving credit union issuers. In fact, credit unions and smaller institutions are bigger targets than megabanks like Citibank or Capital One. The looming EMV conversion will likely make this problem worse. [7/16/15]

Ever wonder how online sites selling malware, botnets, stolen credit card information, and hacking software manage to operate with impunity? Turns out they don't always. Darkode, one of the most infamous underground cyber forums, was infiltrated by law enforcement officials from many countries, resulting in charges, arrests, and searches of 70 members. [7/16/15]

From an apartment kitchen in Belarus, a 24-year-old picks up the phone and calls the toll-free number, using software that makes it look as if he's calling from the U.S. "You don't see blood, you don't see crying people in front of you. You're just pushing the button." [7/15/15]

It's Sunday night. Cybercriminals launch a vicious distributed denial of service attack against your company. The next 48 hours will test your culture, teamwork and collective dedication to your mission. Here's how it looked from the inside for one company and what its CEO learned from the experience. [7/15/15]

The hack that hit the government's background-check investigation database exposed data on some 21.5 million individuals, including 1.1 million fingerprint scans. 1.8 million of those affect were spouses or other members of applicants' households. [7/10/15]

A CUNA and NASCUS hosted cybersecurity event will feature a live hack demonstration. The symposium will be a good opportunity for a firsthand look at how a hacker might attack a credit union's system. The event will be held in Denver on Aug. 24-25. [7/8/15]

We are on track in 2015 to see a new record set in the number of breaches and number of records exposed. In 2014, U.S. data breaches hit a record high of 783 with 85,611,258 confirmed records exposed. Through June 30, 2015, we have already experienced 400 breaches that exposed 117,576,693 records. [7/6/15]