Breach at Texas credit union exposed Social Security numbers, dates of birth and financial data. Hackers now target employees to gain access to sensitive information from other sources, such as credit-reporting services. Financial institution employees increasingly prove to be weaker links in the security chain, expert says. Inadequate authentication practices and lax mandates for computer security upgrades, updates and patches leave banking institution employees more susceptible to malware attacks than bank customers, expert Avivah Litan says. Litan: Banks need to enhance their practices for user authentication to online-banking access.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/fraudsters-target-bank-employees-a-5269