10 major U.S. banks were the targets of powerful distributed-denial-of-service attacks. Some observers predict there will be many more DDoS attacks against financial institutions in 2013. Financial fraud expert Avivah Litan says the attacks will continue because they work, especially for criminals. Banks should implement incident response strategies and involve staff across multiple lines of business, experts say. Smaller banking institutions should guard against attacks, regulators and security experts say. The attacks often will be used to disguise nefarious schemes aimed at stealing intellectual property and taking over accounts.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/ddos-attacks-2013-forecast-a-5396