Arrests in JP Morgan, eTrade, Scottrade Hacks
Summary: U.S. authorities unsealed indictments in Atlanta and New York against four men and one unnamed alleged co-conspirator for hacking JP Morgan Chase, Scottrade and E*Trade and stealing more than 100 million customer records, including 83 million accounts at JPMorgan in 2014, 4.6 million at Scottrade and 31,000 at E*Trade. Prosecutors allege the group used the stolen data and a network of illegal pharmacies, scareware, internet casinos and the Coin.mx Bitcoin exchange to manipulate stock prices and launder hundreds of millions of dollars, with Gery Shalon, Joshua Samuel Aaron, Ziv Orenstein and Anthony R. Murgio named across the two indictments.
Why it matters: The Justice Department calls the JPMorgan breach the largest theft of customer data from a U.S. financial institution in history, and the same operation allegedly ran through at least 75 shell companies and roughly 200 fraudulent identification documents, including over 30 false passports.
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