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Post date: Mar 07, 2013 1:24:24 PM
Hacktivists have formally launched their third wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks on U.S. banking institutions.
On March 5, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters announced on the open forum Pastebin that banks and credit unions should brace for ongoing attacks beginning March 6.
"During running Operation Ababil Phase 3, like previous phases, a number of American banks will be hit by denial of service attacks three days a week, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during working hours," hacktivists claim in their most recent post.
And while experts have warned institutions of all asset sizes to maintain strong online guards, this newest wave of attacks is just starting to garner serious attention from community banks and credit unions. That's because smaller institutions, such as University Federal Credit Union and Patelco Credit Union, were among those hit during the hacktivists' second wave of attacks.
By Tracy Kitten, March 6, 2013.
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