SecureWorks Find Hack Attacks Continue on CUs

Hackers continue to probe the defenses of credit unions, according to SecureWorks. The Atlanta-based provider of online security services recorded peaks of 9,000 attacks per day and about 135 different attackers per day at various times in April and May on the approximately 470 credit unions in its client base.

By Staff Writer | July 24, 2007 at 08:00 PM

ATLANTA — Hackers continue to probe the defenses of credit unions, according to SecureWorks. The Atlanta-based provider of online security services recorded peaks of 9,000 attacks per day and about 135 different attackers per day at various times in April and May on the approximately 470 credit unions in its client base.

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