Hackers Probing Financial System’s Defenses Show Why Everyone Should Worry

Hackers are testing the financial system's cyber defenses, and they can boast of some alarming success. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) says a breach of its computer systems exposed the personal information of 76 million households and 7 million small businesses. They accessed names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses, although the bank says there's no evidence they compromised account information, passwords or Social Security numbers, Bloomberg Markets magazine will report in its December issue.



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