BB&T, Wells Fargo hit with cyber attacks again

Winston-Salem-based BB&T Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. each reported possible cyber attacks on Thursday, the Charlotte Observer reports, indicating that the rash of recent assaults on big-bank websites is not letting up.
BB&T (NYSE: BBT) said Thursday that its site has been attacked twice in the past week, according to the report. The attacks are of the now-familiar "denial-of-service" variety that overwhelms a website with high traffic volume, rendering it inaccessible.
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), which bases its East Coast operations in Charlotte, also was hit Thursday for the second time in about a week.
The banks notified their customers of the problems via Facebook.

Amy Dominello Braun manages Web content, social media and awards-based special sections for The Business Journal.

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