Financial Institutions Battle Credential Stuffing Bots

The reality of breaches is the amount of information available on the dark web. In 2016, hackers stole some three billion credentials, some of which they use in account takeovers. The big security threat called credential stuffing is the use of automated means to test...

Anatomy of Mortgage Spear-Phishing Campaigns

According to new numbers from the U.S. Commerce Department released recently, new home builds and sales are rising, which could mean a big opportunity for mortgages and unfortunately, cyber criminals. Increasingly, malicious hackers are spoofing emails as part of a...

Mobile Bank Startup Eyes National Bank Status

Varo Money Inc. is shooting to be the first national mobile bank. The mobile banking startup announced Tuesday that it has applied for a national bank charter from the Office the Comptroller of the Currency and for federal deposit insurance from the Federal Deposit...