Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issues cyber-attack and destructive malware warnings. Financial institutions at increased risk from attacks designed to steal online credentials. The FFIEC has not said if it will issue new guidance relating to online attacks or destructive malware. The organization recommends that the advisories be routed to every organization’s CEO, CIO and CISO. The alerts do not contain “any new regulatory expectations,” but are intended to make financial organizations aware of risks, it says. The warning comes after one such attack was launched against Sony Pictures Entertainment in November.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/ffiec-issues-malware-guidance-a-8063