Cybersecurity
JPMorgan's 2014 Hack Tied to Largest Cyber Breach Ever
- Online gambling, bitcoin scam, money laundering among charges
- Hackers took data on 100 million customers, U.S. alleges
Worldwide Hacking Ring Is Broken Up
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The U.S. described a vast, multi-year criminal enterprise centering on hacks of at least nine big financial and publishing firms and the theft of information on 100 million of their customers that fueled a web of stock manipulation, credit-card fraud and illegal online casinos.
Two indictments, unsealed Tuesday, tied three of four suspects to previously reported hacks of JPMorgan Chase & Co., E*Trade Financial Corp., Scottrade Financial Services Inc. and Dow Jones & Co., a unit of News Corp.