Receive timely intelligence on fraud and cybersecurity threats via the Financial Intelligence Fusion Center from FINRA
Comprehensive
Comprehensive
Member firms can access a vast network of intelligence to gain timely knowledge of the ever-changing threat landscape. A dedicated team helps to curate information that is timely and specific to the broker-dealer landscape and makes the information available in the FIFC hub.
Secure
Secure
Receive timely and actionable intelligence to protect your customers and your firm, and share with the FIFC information, on a voluntary basis, to signal-boost threats your firm sees. The FIFC re-shares information on this platform without attributing it to a firm to ensure member firms' privacy.
Personalized
Personalized
Drive focus on threats relevant to your firm by sharing feedback, contributing intelligence, and collaborating to create an information network that works smarter. The intelligence shared through the FIFC is tailored to our member firm ecosystem, highlighting the threats and concerns that our member firms face today.
Intelligence and insights tailored to member firms' business models and third-party service provider relationships
FINRA's FIFC hub enables bi-directional sharing of timely threat intelligence
Aggregated intelligence informed by FINRA and everyone in FINRA’s web
3,200 +
Member Firms
Government Partners
Agencies such as the FBI
Private Industries
Service Providers, Technology
Threat actors are working together every day to evolve their tactics and threats – but they are not the only ones working together. Through the FIFC, FINRA and FINRA member firms can collaborate more effectively than ever to help combat the evolving threat landscape to protect investors, firms, and markets.
Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, April 23, 2025, FBI Internet Crime Report 2024
33 %
Increase in Losses
from 2023 - 2024
$ 19.3 k
Average Loss per Scam
$ 16.6 bn
Lost in 2024 in Cyber Incidents
Member firms can submit intelligence via the FIFC portal. That information will be analyzed internally by a dedicated team of FIFC analysts and where appropriate, used to develop intelligence products and potential threat notifications disseminated to participating firms. No raw information or submitter attributes will be shared as a result of a firm submission.
Yes, the portal includes search capabilities allowing firms to proactively search for relevant published intelligence by topic and type.
Yes, the portal includes a notification system. Future enhancements are planned to allow firms to:
The FIFC has a streamlined submission process. While there are no requirements regarding the specificity or level of detail provided, more comprehensive information enables the FIFC team to develop more effective materials and guidance for the industry to help mitigate cybersecurity and fraud threats.
FIFC is a voluntary information sharing hub. Any information shared by member firms through the FIFC portal does not relieve firms of any existing obligations under federal securities laws, regulations or FINRA rules, including regulatory filing or reporting obligations. Member firms with questions about filing or reporting requirements should contact their Risk Monitoring team.
Information shared by a member firm via the FIFC portal will not be made public. FIFC-published analyses and alerts will not be attributable to specific member firms. FIFC is committed to maintaining confidentiality.
Based on feedback, the FIFC is considering implementing an anonymous submission option to build trust and encourage sharing. At present, any information included in FIFC intelligence products or alerts will be anonymized and not attributable to individual firm’s submissions.
FIFC is considering several enhancements and will continue collaborating with member firms to enhance the portal. Some of the suggested enhancements include: