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Man held at JFK airport over largest US financial cyber-hacking | Man held at JFK airport over largest US financial cyber-hacking |
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FBI and US secret service agents have arrested a man charged with the largest cyber-attack of financial firms in America's history. | |
US national Joshua Samuel Aaron, 32, was held at New York's JFK airport and will appear in court on Thursday. | US national Joshua Samuel Aaron, 32, was held at New York's JFK airport and will appear in court on Thursday. |
He is one of three men accused of illegally accessing the personal information of 100 million people in 2012-15. | He is one of three men accused of illegally accessing the personal information of 100 million people in 2012-15. |
Twelve major institutions were victims of the hacking, including JPMorgan. | Twelve major institutions were victims of the hacking, including JPMorgan. |
Mr Aaron had been a fugitive living in Moscow, but flew to the US voluntarily to face the charges, his lawyer said. | |
In a statement on Wednesday, US Attorney Preet Bharara said: "Joshua Samuel Aaron allegedly worked to hack into the networks of dozens of American companies, ultimately leading to the largest theft of personal information from US financial institutions ever." | In a statement on Wednesday, US Attorney Preet Bharara said: "Joshua Samuel Aaron allegedly worked to hack into the networks of dozens of American companies, ultimately leading to the largest theft of personal information from US financial institutions ever." |
The other two suspects are Israeli men: Gery Shalon and Ziv Orenstein. They were arrested in Israel in July 2015, and extradited to the US in June 2016. | The other two suspects are Israeli men: Gery Shalon and Ziv Orenstein. They were arrested in Israel in July 2015, and extradited to the US in June 2016. |
All three men were charged in November 2015. | All three men were charged in November 2015. |
They allegedly manipulated stock prices by selling shares of companies to individuals whose contact information they had stolen. | They allegedly manipulated stock prices by selling shares of companies to individuals whose contact information they had stolen. |
The men were also charged with running an illegal payment processing business that they used to collect $18m (£14.3m) in fees. | The men were also charged with running an illegal payment processing business that they used to collect $18m (£14.3m) in fees. |
Prosecutors claim the men hacked into competitors' systems to spy on them and then hacked into a credit card company investigating their payment processing business in order to avoid detection. | Prosecutors claim the men hacked into competitors' systems to spy on them and then hacked into a credit card company investigating their payment processing business in order to avoid detection. |
The company hit hardest by the breach was JPMorgan. More than 83 million of the bank's customers had data stolen in the breach. | The company hit hardest by the breach was JPMorgan. More than 83 million of the bank's customers had data stolen in the breach. |
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