Cybersecurity
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Wells Fargo Client Sues Over Data Breach
By Dinah Wisenberg BrinThe bank discovered the breach in July; a lawsuit alleges the it waited three months to notify customers.
September 20, 2024
Pontera Links With New 'Tech-Forward' Recordkeeper in Wake of Fidelity ReversalThe new partnership with 401GO will enable financial advisors to be paid directly from 401(k) accounts.
September 17, 2024
What's Behind Fidelity's Move to Restrict 401(k) Login SharingThe move highlights tension between cybersecurity and the freedom of advisors and clients to use account data.
September 10, 2024
T. Rowe Price, New York Life Caught Up in Data Breach Affecting 6M CustomersData from at least three other financial services firms was compromised in a 2023 ransomware attack at IMS.
August 29, 2024
Data Firm Faces a Dozen Suits Over Social Security Number LeakThe breach of National Public Data may have compromised the Social Security numbers of 272 million people.
July 25, 2024
5 Ways to Be a Financial Super HeroYou may not be able to jump over tall buildings, but you can help identify money laundering.
July 16, 2024
Off-Channel Communications Now Advisors' Top Compliance ConcernTwo new compliance surveys named unapproved messaging channels as the topic of the moment.
July 12, 2024
Social Security Tells Some Online Users to Move Their AccountsTo keep online access, users with older accounts need to transition them soon.