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JPMorgan and Other Banks Struck by Cyberattack

posted by n1 on Thursday August 28 2014, @02:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the to-be-the-center-of-attention dept.

AnonTechie writes:

A number of United States banks, including JPMorgan Chase and at least four others, were struck by hackers in a series of coordinated attacks this month, according to four people briefed on a continuing investigation into the crimes.

The hackers infiltrated the networks of the banks, siphoning off gigabytes of data, including checking and savings account information, in what security experts described as a sophisticated cyberattack.

The motivation and origin of the attacks are not yet clear, according to investigators. The F.B.I. is involved in the investigation, and in the past few weeks a number of security firms have been brought in to conduct forensic studies of the penetrated computer networks.

 
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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by darkfeline on Thursday August 28 2014, @05:41PM

    by darkfeline (1030) on Thursday August 28 2014, @05:41PM (#86832) Homepage

    Five bucks say something along the lines of "for the lulz".

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