NCUA Public Affairs Specialist John Fairbanks said Wednesdaythat the agency had not received any reports of credit unions beinghit with the threatened May 7 attacks.

Likewise, targeted credit unions reported no ill effects onTuesday.

Despite the threats being more bark than bite, Brian McGinley,CEO of IDT911 Consulting, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based data riskmanagement firm that has approximately 30 credit union clients,said the inclusion of credit unions on the May 7 Anonymous targetlist should serve as a wake-up call for institutions of allsizes.

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