Major Data Breach at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported a major information security incident involving unauthorized access to emails of its employees and executives, containing highly sensitive information about federally regulated financial institutions. The incident began on February 11th with the detection of unusual system activity. The OCC immediately activated its incident response protocols and terminated the unauthorized access on February 12th. Preliminary investigations reveal the breach involved financial condition data of regulated institutions. The OCC is cooperating with the Department of the Treasury in a full investigation and is improving its security measures.