FBI, Secret Service studying 'scope' of bank cyberattacks

  • 28 August 2014
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By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service
| Aug 28, 2014 2:48 AM PT
 
A U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation spokesman said Wednesday the agency is working with the Secret Service to determine the "scope" of reported cyberattacks against several financial institutions.  Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that Russian hackers struck JPMorgan Chase and another bank earlier this month. A subsequent report in the New York Times said the attacks hit JPMorgan Chase and four other U.S. financial institutions. The Times reported that "gigabytes" of information were stolen, including customer account information. ComputerWord/ full article here/ http://www.computerworld.com/article/2599266/security/fbi-secret-service-studying-scope-of-bank-cyberattacks.html

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