29-Aug-14
It is among the major financial institutions in the United States reported a high level of sophisticated cyber attacks target suspected the action was launched in retaliation for sanctions against Ukraine
The FBI is investigating whether Russian hackers in retaliation for this month imposed sanctions on Ukraine and USA Wall Street staged a major attack corporate networks, Bloomberg News reported last night.
Russian hackers allegedly steal a lot of sensitive data from JP Morgan Chase and at least one other bank, according to people familiar with the investigation. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has also been reported studying possible links to the recent hacker attacks large European financial institutions.
The complexity of the attack seems to go beyond the normal capacity of hacker crime, according to Bloomberg. This has fueled suspicion that the operation could be launched against the United States in retaliation for Russian banks and companies impose tougher sanctions Moscow invaded Ukraine.
According to reports, other federal agencies, including the National Security Agency, is assisting the investigation.
JP Morgan Chase and the FBI did not respond to the initial request telegram to comment on the matter. A spokeswoman for the bank source told Bloomberg: "The company of our size has unfortunately suffered almost daily attacks we have multiple layers of defense against any threat and constantly monitors the level of fraud.”
Financial institutions are already attacking the United States during the Ukrainian crisis, the deterioration of relations between Washington and Moscow from Russia and Eastern Europe this year to increase the number in the network.
The Daily Telegraph reported that the biggest new threat this summer, the American banking system is Yevgeny · Bogachev, hacker mastermind who is considered to be the most never run from his home in Russia's Black southeast coast have seen in the world sophisticated criminal networks. His face appears on the FBI's "most wanted" this summer on the page, the total transport network for his crime, it is estimated more than 100 million U.S. dollars.
JP Morgan Chase was singled out for criticism Foreign Ministry in Moscow to the United States blocked the bank's branches to pay sanctions embassy from Russia.
Russian hackers between countries in crisis, and Moscow has previously been launched against Georgia and Estonia targets a wide range of attacks.
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