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How a hacker network turned stolen press releases into $100 million - The Verge

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2018-08-24 04:21:52
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MrPlow [soylentnews.org] writes:

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International hackers based in Ukraine stole unpublished press releases and passed them to stock traders to reap tremendous profits.

Source: https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/22/17716622/sec-business-wire-hack-stolen-press-release-fraud-ukraine [theverge.com]

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