- The office of the currency controller confirmed a data violation
- He told us that Congress was a “main information security incident”
- The identity of the disbelievers is not known at the moment
The office of the Currency Controller (OCC), an American federal agency which acts as regulator of national banks, confirmed a cyberattack recently.
In a short press release published on his website, the OCC said that in February 2025, he “identified, isolated and resolved” a security incident “implying an administrative account in the WCMS system”.
Executing its reasonable diligence, the OCC has analyzed all messaging newspapers since 2022 and said that it has identified a “limited number” of affected messaging accounts, which have since been deactivated.
100 regulatory emails
“OCC has reported the incident to the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, as required,” concluded the agency. “There is no indication of an impact on the financial sector at the moment.”
The OCC is an independent office of the US Treasury Department which regulates and oversees national banks and federal savings associations to ensure that they work safely, safely and in accordance with laws and regulations.
Its press release is quite vague, but the media managed to unearth some additional details. Citing anonymous sources familiar with the problem, Bleeping Compompute reports that cybercriminals have accessed more than 150,000 emails and around 100 emails from banking regulators.
He also said that the OCCI told the US Congress that it was an “important information security incident” which was discovered on February 11 and corrected on February 12.
The OUC has told the organization that “unauthorized access to a number of emails from its managers and employees included very sensitive information concerning the financial situation of financial institutions regulated by the federal government used in its exams and supervision surveillance processes”.
If all this turns out to be true, it could be the second main data incident linked to the government since the election of Trump. The first occurred when The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg was added to the cat from the White House signals in which air strikes in Yemen were discussed.
Via Bleeping Compompute
