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For credit union executives, cybercrime is the nightmare that many can't seem to escape. According to the National Cybersecurity Alliance, global ransomware attacks increased by more than 150% for the first six months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. And this increase of cyberattacks has caught the attention of credit unions and other financial institutions. In CSI's annual Banking Priorities survey, respondents from institutions across the country cited cybersecurity as the issue most likely to affect the financial industry in 2022.

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