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| Ex-NSA Chief Sez JPMorgan Hack Proves U.S. Financial System Is 'Vulnerable' |
| 2014-09-05 |
| [Daily Caller] An August cyberattack that resulted in the successful theft of gigs of data from JPMorgan Chase proves that the U.S. financial sector is dangerously vulnerable, according to former NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander. And most recently Home Depot. Anonymous sources told Bloomberg last week that the FBI and NSA were launching an investigation into the attack that targeted JPMorgan -- the largest bank in the U.S. -- and at least one additional unnamed bank. The sources said the sophistication of the attack along with evidence discovered on a bank computer indicated Russian government involvement -- a possible retaliation for U.S. economic sanctions imposed against Russia for its support of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. "How would you shake the United States back? Attack a bank in cyberspace," Aexander said in a Wednesday Bloomberg report. "it was them, they just sent a real message: "'You're vulnerable.' " Personally, I'm glad to see Keith and his team engaged on this one. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 Not to be confused with the vulnerability created by a mindset of unlimited printing/creating of money without any viable backing. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-09-05 13:04 |