Cyberthieves steal millions from US banks-FBI

U.S. banks have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to cyberthieves who have electronically broken into ATMs and forged electronic transfers, a top FBI agent said on Tuesday.

“Particularly in the last couple of years, the threats have spiked,” said Shawn Henry, the agency’s assistant director of its cyber division. “Attacks on our financial sector are significant, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.” (Reuters)