Ruth Gilbe reports: Personal data including names, addresses and investment details of dozens of customers of Nutmeg were accidentally emailed to the wrong people following a system glitch. In a report by FTAdviser’s parent paper the Financial Times, Nutmeg said due to a fault with the code running its service, the company had emailed more than…
Category: Financial Sector
Mystery Remains of Who Had Fingers on Keyboard in JPMorgan Hack
Michael Riley and Chris Strohm report: A key figure is missing in the court documents outlining the biggest computer attack ever of the U.S. financial system: the actual hacker. The Israeli mastermind of the crime syndicate with global operations — computer servers in Egypt, online casinos in Ukraine and Hungary, Azerbaijan payment processors and a…
Indictment in Atlanta charges three in E*TRADE, Scottrade ID theft and fraud scheme
Related to the big news out of Southern District of New York earlier today about the mega-hacking and fraud scheme that allegedly impacted financial institutions, stock prices, and online gambling casinos, another indictment was unsealed in Atlanta against two of the defendants: Three people were charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday in Atlanta with an…
JPMorgan Among Victims of Vast Criminal Hacking Enterprise
Greg Farrell and Patricia Hurtado report: JPMorgan Chase & Co. was among the targets of the biggest theft of customer data from U.S. financial institutions in history, prosecutors said in announcing charges against four men accused of running online schemes including stock manipulation and casino gambling that generated hundreds of millions of dollars. The new allegations…
VA: Brothers Sentenced for Leading Bank Fraud and ID Theft Scheme
Ray Ekobena, 27, of Alexandria, and his brother, Stefan Ekobena, 24, of Atlanta, were sentenced today for leading a five-year check fraud and identity theft conspiracy. Co-conspirator Rodney Hardy, 25, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was also sentenced today for his role in the scheme. According to statements of fact filed with the plea agreements, Ray Ekobena…
Bank of England and US authorities to simulate cyber-attack
Nothing could possibly go wrong, right? Tim Wallace reports: The biggest banks in the UK and US will face a simulated major cyber-attack from the Bank of England and its US counterparts this month, as officials probe the industry’s ability to withstand assaults from hackers looking to steal data or cripple the financial sector. The…