By Steven Perlberg Updated Oct. 9, 2015
Dow Jones & Co. disclosed that hackers had gained unauthorized entry to its systems, accessing contact information for current and former subscribers in order to send fraudulent solicitations.
The data breach potentially accessed payment card information for fewer than 3,500 individuals, said Dow Jones, a unit of News Corp and owner of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron’s. The goal of the hack seems to have been to obtain contact information, Dow Jones said.
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Dow Jones Discloses Customer Data Breach
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Holy @#%(&#$%&
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Holy Cow.
I really hope that the breach was as small as indicated and not going to be a case of as the days go by the number of affected accounts goes higher, and higher, and higher as we have so often seen.
I really hope that the breach was as small as indicated and not going to be a case of as the days go by the number of affected accounts goes higher, and higher, and higher as we have so often seen.
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It always ends up being more than the initial estimates.
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Dow Jones, owner of the Wall Street Journal, said payment card and contact information belonging to fewer than 3,500 current and former subscribers may have been accessed, though it found no direct evidence that any information was stolen.
The media company owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. notified customers Friday in a letter that it “recently determined there was unauthorized access to our systems.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-09/dow-jones-says-hackers-may-have-accessed-data-of-3-500-users
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October 11, 2015 By Pierluigi Paganini
At the end of the last week, the CEO of Dow Jones & Co disclosed a data breach affecting 3,500 people in a letter to customers.
Dow Jones is a media company owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp which owns the Wall Street Journal.
The incident appears similar to one recently affected the Online stock brokerage Scottrade last week which impacted 4.6 million investors.
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The Dow Jones firm confirmed to have suffered a data breach, payment card and contact info for less than 3,500 users have been exposed.
At the end of the last week, the CEO of Dow Jones & Co disclosed a data breach affecting 3,500 people in a letter to customers.
Dow Jones is a media company owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp which owns the Wall Street Journal.
The incident appears similar to one recently affected the Online stock brokerage Scottrade last week which impacted 4.6 million investors.
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Maybe the hackers wanted to get a insight on the stock market LOL. no......no..... obvious they could sell this info for solicitation purposes.
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Russian hackers had infiltrated Dow Jones & Co to steal information to trade on before it was made public, and the breach was "far more serious than a lower-grade intrusion" disclosed by the company, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/16/us-dowjones-dataprotection-idUSKCN0SA2IS20151016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-16/russian-hackers-of-dow-jones-said-to-have-sought-trading-tips
A group of Russian hackers infiltrated the servers of Dow Jones & Co., owner of the Wall Street Journal and several other news publications, and stole information to trade on before it became public, according to four people familiar with the matter.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission are leading an investigation of the infiltration, according to the people. The probe began at least a year ago, one of them said.
Dow Jones, in a statement, said: “To the best of our knowledge, we have received no information from the authorities about any such alleged matter, and we are looking into whether there is any truth whatsoever to this report by a competitor news organization.”
Dow Jones rubbishes claims Russian hackers plundered its servers for insider-trading tips • The Register
Dow Jones has poured cold water on claims that its servers were penetrated by hackers harvesting information for insider dealing.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/16/us-dowjones-dataprotection-idUSKCN0SA2IS20151016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-16/russian-hackers-of-dow-jones-said-to-have-sought-trading-tips
A group of Russian hackers infiltrated the servers of Dow Jones & Co., owner of the Wall Street Journal and several other news publications, and stole information to trade on before it became public, according to four people familiar with the matter.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission are leading an investigation of the infiltration, according to the people. The probe began at least a year ago, one of them said.
Dow Jones, in a statement, said: “To the best of our knowledge, we have received no information from the authorities about any such alleged matter, and we are looking into whether there is any truth whatsoever to this report by a competitor news organization.”
Dow Jones rubbishes claims Russian hackers plundered its servers for insider-trading tips • The Register
Dow Jones has poured cold water on claims that its servers were penetrated by hackers harvesting information for insider dealing.
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Good article but very disturbing to say the least. Hackers could make a
bundle on this exploit with inside information.
bundle on this exploit with inside information.
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