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The FBI worked alongside several law enforcement agencies overseas to help prevent organized cyber attacks against eight major U.S.-based banks.

"With the increased connectivity in countries that didn't have that amount of access, and the technological advances made in corporate America that have put vulnerable financial information online, it's been the perfect storm," said Shawn Henry, FBI cyber division assistant director, in a statement to the AP."We've gotten so many requests (for help in overseas cases) that we actually have started to embed FBI personnel into the national police agencies of a number of countries."

The FBI and Secret Service have been called into high-profile hacker cases in the past, with a growing concern related to the higher number of attacks targeting U.S. businesses and banks.  The Secret Service is placing some of its agents overseas to deal with electronic crimes -- all Secret Service agents undergo extensive computer training -- but their exact job responsibilities remain unknown.

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Cyber security against attacks, especially if the origin of the attack is overseas, has left security experts dissatisfied, as the number of attacks continue to increase.  The FBI also recently warned hackers are targeting law firms and public relations companies in an attempt to steal personal information of clients and customers. [..]