Mortgage originator Ellie Mae confirms it suffered a DDoS attack from March 31 to April 1 that caused sporadic website outages. Ellie Mae provides core operating systems and other technologies to mortgage originators. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued statements notifying financial institutions of risks linked to continued DDoS attacks as well as ATM cash-out schemes. Security experts say the news about the attack against Ellie Mae and the notices from the FFIEC point to the need for financial institutions to take a hard look at the risks they face.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/ddos-ellie-mae-hit-timely-attack-a-6719