Dow Jones Data Breach: Insider Trading?
Late on a Friday afternoon, Dow Jones announced that they detected unauthorized access to their systems, compromising the contact and payment information of about 3,500 customers.
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Late on a Friday afternoon, Dow Jones announced that they detected unauthorized access to their systems, compromising the contact and payment information of about 3,500 customers.
Since brokerage firms deal with investors that trade public stocks and other financial securities, in addition to offering loans and stock prices and tips, they’re often targeted by hackers seeking to exploit brokerage firm employees that have access to a large clientele of stockbrokers - and large sums of money.
Phishing attacks and unauthorized users are becoming harder to detect as attackers get smarter - they’re targeting Wall Street consulting firms with strategic attacks.
