Cybersecurity
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SEC Seeks Comments on Reining in CAT
By Melanie WaddellThe agency wants feedback on Consolidated Audit Trail funding and cost management and the regulatory purpose of the database.
March 31, 2026
FINRA Launches Cyber PortalThe platform "will collect, analyze and disseminate threat intelligence" to help broker-dealers respond to attacks, the regulator says.
March 31, 2026
Retirement Savers' Data Privacy Is at Risk, GAO WarnsThe watchdog is calling on the DOL to guide asset managers and record keepers on acceptable data use.
March 27, 2026
Cetera Discloses Data BreachThe unauthorized access at the wealth management firm involved one employee email account.
March 24, 2026
Hightower Reports Data BreachThe unauthorized access to the firm's systems affected more than 131,400 people.
March 19, 2026
Cyber Risk Is A Wealth-Preservation IssueHaving a high net worth provides no defense whatsoever against hacking.
March 16, 2026
Fidelity Agrees to Pay $2.5M in Data Breach Class ActionHackers took Social Security numbers and other personal information, the lawsuit alleged.
March 12, 2026
Social Security Probes New Claim of DOGE Data BreachA whistleblower has accused a former DOGE employee of illegally copying two SSA databases, The Washington Post reported.