Saturday 17 October 2015

Dow Jones Hacked For Trading Tips: All Signs Point To Russian Hackers As Culprit

A team of Russian hackers has reportedly gained illegal access into the servers of Dow Jones, owner of the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets, ​and robbed information specifically trading tips, according to a report from Bloomberg on Oct. 17.

Citing four individuals familiar with this matter, it indicated in its report that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission are carrying out a probe, which actually began over a year ago.

In fact, another report says the FBI has confirmed it has the knowledge on the hack and it is currently looking into the matter.

“We are aware of the Dow Jones intrusion and looking into it,” Kelly Langmesser, FBI spokeswoman said. For the full article click here



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