Mitigation

In a new post, the Federal Reserve provided resources on pre-storm planning, storm watching, and post-storm procedures

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an advisory to alert financial institutions to fraud and other financial crimes related to Economic Impact Payments.

Federal and state agencies announced relief to institutions and taxpayers affected by this month's winter storms in Texas and other states.

The Justice Department indicted three North Korean computer programmers for participating in a series of cyberattacks designed to steal and extort more than $1.3 billion from financial institutions.

The Federal Trade Commission said it received more than 2.1 million fraud reports from consumers in 2020. Consumers reported losing more than $3.3 billion to fraud in 2020, up from $1.8 billion in 2019

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's series of teleconferences on COVID-19 and vaccine distribution continues this week.