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The FDIC is clarifying its policy and supervisory approach related to facilitating payment processing services directly, or indirectly through a third party, for merchant customers engaged in higher-risk activities.

The FFIEC on Oct. 7 issued a joint statement concerning Microsoft's discontinuation of support for its Windows XP operating system as of April 8, 2014.

Five federal regulatory agencies encourage financial institutions to work with customers affected by the federal government shutdown.

The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Illinois affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes.

IT Services Vendor Is Sending Individual Letters to Victims on a Rolling Basis
Millions of Americans will soon receive a breach notification letter from Change Healthcare, which said on Monday that it has started the process of notifying victims of the massive cyberattack and data theft incident first detected more than five months ago.

Leading Cybersecurity, Technology Companies 'Gravely Concerned' Over Cyber Treaty
Leading cybersecurity and technology firms in the West feel "abandoned" by the United States and Europe as talks for a United Nations cybercrime treaty near their end. Member nations resumed cybercrime treaty negotiations on Monday in New York.

Peter McKay on Improving Developer Practices, Integrating Security and Cutting Risk
Snyk CEO Peter McKay discusses lessons from the recent CrowdStrike outage, emphasizing the importance of robust development practices, effective communication and the integration of quality and security in modern software development. He also highlights Snyk's role in advancing developer security.

Threat Actors Profit from GitHub's Inauthentic Accounts Network
Hackers apparently stymied by improved network detection of malware are turning to fake GitHub repositories to host malicious links and archives embedded with viruses. A threat actor dubbed "Stargazer Goblin" is a step beyond hackers who merely use GitHub repositories to host malicious code.