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Wells Fargo says cyber attack disrupting website Mar 26th 2013, 20:00 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Top China college in focus with ties to army's cyber-spying unit Sun, Mar 24 2013 Cyber-attack on South Korea may not have come from China after all: regulator Fri, Mar 22 2013 Hacking highlights dangers to Seoul of North's cyber-warriors Thu, Mar 21 2013 South Korea raises alert after hackers attack broadcasters, banks Wed, Mar 20 2013 As cyber threats build against U.S., CEOs ask for "light touch" Wed, Mar 13 2013 Analysis & Opinion Wells Fargo, U.S. Chamber fail to rewrite wage-and-hour case rules The logo for Wells Fargo bank is pictured in downtown Los Angeles, California July 17, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Fred Prouser Tue Mar 26, 2013 4:00pm EDT (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co on Tuesday said its online banking website was experiencing an unusually high volume of traffic that it believes stems from a denial-of-service cyber attack. "The vast majority of customers are not impacted and customer information remains safe," said Bridget Braxton, a spokeswoman for the fourth-largest U.S. bank by assets. Customers who have trouble should try logging in again because the disruption is usually intermittent, she said. Since September, a hacker activist group called the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters has said it was launching denial of service attacks against major U.S. banks. These attacks can disrupt service by deluging websites with high traffic. In a posting Tuesday on pastebin.com, the group listed Wells Fargo as one of the banks "being chosen as a target." In December, Wells customers had trouble accessing the website for four days. In its annual report filing last month, Wells said it had not experienced any "material losses" related to cyber attacks but that enhancing its protections remained a priority. (Reporting by Rick Rothacker in Charlotte, N.C.; Editing by Alden Bentley) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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