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Subject: [ISN] Russian Hackers Said to Loot Gigabytes of Big Bank Data
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2014-08-28 7:55:03
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1408280754520.26558 () infosecnews ! org
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-28/russian-hackers-said-to-loot-gigabytes-of-big-bank-data.html
By Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson
Bloomberg.com
Aug 27, 2014
Russian hackers attacked JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and at least four
other banks this month in a coordinated assault that resulted in the loss
of gigabytes of customer data, according to two people familiar with the
investigation.
At least one of the banks has linked the breach to Russian state-sponsored
hackers, said one of the people. The FBI is investigating whether the
attack could have been in retaliation for U.S.-imposed sanctions on
Russia, said the second person, who also asked not to be identified,
citing the continuing investigation.
The attack led to the theft of account information that could be used to
drain funds, according to a U.S. official and another person briefed by
law enforcement who said the victims may have included European banks.
Hackers also took sensitive information from employee computers.
Most thefts of financial information involve retailers or personal
computers of consumers. Stealing data from big banks is rare, because they
have elaborate firewalls and security systems.
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