Posted on 08/27/2014 7:30:24 PM PDT by TurboZamboni
Word has leaked that JPMorgan Chase and possibly four other banks have been hacked. Details are scarce at this point, but the FBI and other government agencies are involved in the investigation.
The hack allegedly took place earlier in August and hackers have siphoned off huge amounts of sensitive data from Chase, including checking and savings account information.
Even more concerning, sources say that the attack goes "far beyond the capabilities of ordinary hackers." Given the timing, some security experts are speculating it was the work of high-level Russian hackers.
According to an inside source, there has been no increase in fraud at JPMorgan Chase since the hack. However, it doesn't change the fact that if you're a Chase customer your most sensitive financial information may now be in the hands of criminals.
(Excerpt) Read more at komando.com ...
nick FTTW!!!
We do scans on hospitals. They are really bad. Some won’t even apply patches.
We live in the Age of Distrust. Couple that with normal bureaucratic incompetence and an Internet connection and voila: this story.
Maybe they’ll steal my mortgage.
No, they apply for 2nd mortgages on homes, using your information and credit to secure the loan. And then of course they never repay it, and the bank tries to foreclose on the home that the 2nd was taken out on, and when they find out that that person has no idea about any loan, they then go after you for repayment of the loan.
Eventually, the bank gives up, and then sells the paper to predators who then call your parents, your wife's parents, your brother, your sister, cousins, your boss, etc, who demand repayment, falsely claim lawsuits have been filed, or that papers are going to be served, etc.
I have been dealing with this for nearly 15 years now. Mostly because a local college decided to use SSNs as student ID numbers and PUBLISH a directory listing those numbers. It was eye opening to find out that I had sixteen different accounts open with SoCal Edison, that I had taken 2nds out on four different homes in two counties, and I don't even want to imagine how much unsecured credit was taken out; the credit report companies block you from finding out such information if you don't certify the right addresses.
Very interesting. Last week we discovered a fraudulent charge on a credit card that we never use - a Chase credit card. Since the card hadn’t been used, we assumed the breach had to be at Chase. Was wondering when it would come out - and here it is!
My mattress is looking more secure every day!
#27
:D
Me too
If my name comes up, they are damn liars. Especially Uncle Cepheus!
Maybe they could hide some of it in mine. There’s little to try to take out.
same here! hack away...they just might up my credit score by mistake or something
Mike
Maybe they’ll steal my mortgage
“This will be my last election. Please advice Vladimir that after the election I will be more “flexible.” [I’m sure you understand what I mean.]
The problem must be even bigger than those 4.5 million records. None of the hospitals I went to were affiliated with CHS.
/johnny
Has anybody sued the college?
Oh, no, I just found out a week ago that my information was hacked along with many, many other people's, and the thieves have been busy opening multiple accounts in my name. I'm guessing this problem will never be resolved now... will it?
The quickest way to destroy a financial system, in this case our electronic system, is to destroy any trust or faith that the depositors and users have in the system. This electronic warfare on our financial institutions could have been perpetrated by foreign hackers, possibly backed by a doreign government, or, it could have come from within our own government. Trust, once lost, is seldom regained.
$50.35? From my dead cold hands!
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