Bank of America

435 results about this entity

Period: 13 Jul 2004 - 12 Aug 2025

Ex-BofA IT worker jailed for ATM hack

A former Bank of America computer programmer who planted malware on the firm's ATM systems, enabling him to make fraudulent withdrawals, has been jailed for 27 months.

BofA names David Reilly CTO, global wealth and investment management

Bank of America has appointed Morgan Stanley's David Reilly as chief technology officer for its global wealth and investment management unit.

Bank of America to offer overdrafts by text

Bank of America is to offer customers instant overdrafts by sending them a text message when a debit card transaction takes them into the red.

BofA names Patrick Gorman chief information security officer

Bank of America has appointed Patrick Gorman chief information security officer, poaching him from Booz Allen Hamilton, the consultancy it recently brought in to help prepare for an expected assault from WikiLeaks.

Anonymous posts leaked Bank of America e-mails

A member of the online collective Anonymous has published e-mails it was handed by someone claiming to be a former Bank of America employee that purport to show the suspect removal of mortgage insurance information from databases.

BofA trials BlackBerry contactless payments

Bank of America is inviting customers to trial a new mobile wallet programme, using BlackBerry handsets to make contactless payments.

Bank of America is the Bank of Satan

Bank of America has fallen foul of a wicked browser re-direct wheeze, with its home page now appearing as the go-to site for Lucifer himself.

Buffett offloads Fiserv stake

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has offloaded its entire stake in fintech vendor Fiserv as part of a $1.2 billion selling spree that also saw Bank of America stock dumped.

Retail banks still resisting social media - Ovum

Despite the hype, nearly two thirds of the world's retail banks have no plans in place to use social media in any way, according to research from Ovum.

BofA pilots video conferencing for wealth advice

Bank of America is planning to trial video conferencing technology in branches that will enable customers to talk with investment specialists in other parts of the country.

Security firms accused of pitching WikiLeaks sabotage plan to BofA

A document outlining a plan of attack on WikiLeaks, allegedly put together by three data intelligence firms acting on behalf of a law firm representing Bank of America, has been posted online by the whistle-blowing Web Site.

BofA online banking knocked out; no WikiLeaks link

Bank of America says a "routine systems change" - not a WikiLeaks-related attack - was responsible for issues with its online service on Friday.