BEDFORD, Mass. — Credit unions drew the attention of 40% of all phishing and pharming attacks on American financial institutions in October, according to RSA Security.

Meanwhile, regional banks were the target of only 17% of such attacks, a record low for the RSA Anti-Fraud Command Center. Nationwide banks accounted for the other 43%, the company says in its November report.

RSA Security says the number of brands attacked remained constant from September, signaling that the same brands were attacked more frequently than before. The United States was the origin of 47% of the attacks, followed by China at 22%, the company says.

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