Attackers at US bank JP Morgan Chase were able to access the network for at least two months before being discovered.
According to Infosecurity, unnamed sources inside the investigation that spoke to the New York Times said that hackers were able to gain a high level of system privileges on more than 90 servers. The attack began sometime in June and went through August.
Federal authorities believe that the perpetrators, who are likely part of a Russian cyber-gang, were motivated by financial gain and were not state-sponsored. But so far, investigators are at a loss to determine just how the hackers got in.
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