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Cyber Criminals Caught Hacking Emails of Execs to Game Stock Market
- Associated Press, Monday, December 1, 2014 5:12 PM
Hackers are breaking into the email accounts of corporate executives of publicly traded companies and their advisory firms to find out insider information that could help game the stock market. Online security FireEye has identified a FIN4, a group who have been participating in this illegal practice. The majority of the targets are health care or pharmaceutical companies. Nearly 100 companies have been affected.
