Russian Hackers Said to Loot Gigabytes of Big Bank Data

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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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