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| Wells Fargo believed to be victim of cyber-attack over Innocence of Muslims | Wells Fargo believed to be victim of cyber-attack over Innocence of Muslims |
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| US banking company Wells Fargo is believed to have become the latest victim of a cyber-attack launched by a group pledging retaliation for the controversial Innocence of Muslims video that has triggered anger and violence across the Muslim world. | US banking company Wells Fargo is believed to have become the latest victim of a cyber-attack launched by a group pledging retaliation for the controversial Innocence of Muslims video that has triggered anger and violence across the Muslim world. |
| A group calling itself Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters has claimed responsibility for the online attacks on US banks in protest against the online video. The attacks were launched last week under the name Operation Ababil, meaning "swarm", and have already affected banks including JP Morgan and Bank of America. | A group calling itself Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters has claimed responsibility for the online attacks on US banks in protest against the online video. The attacks were launched last week under the name Operation Ababil, meaning "swarm", and have already affected banks including JP Morgan and Bank of America. |
| Wells Fargo acknowledged via Twitter that its website was having difficulties. The website Sitedown.co received hundreds of complaints from customers who were locked out of Wells Fargo's website on Wednesday. | Wells Fargo acknowledged via Twitter that its website was having difficulties. The website Sitedown.co received hundreds of complaints from customers who were locked out of Wells Fargo's website on Wednesday. |
| Bank of America and JP Morgan were targeted on Tuesday, leading to widespread complaints from customers unable to access their accounts online. Sitedown received nearly a 1,000 complaints about outages at JP Morgan's site last week. | Bank of America and JP Morgan were targeted on Tuesday, leading to widespread complaints from customers unable to access their accounts online. Sitedown received nearly a 1,000 complaints about outages at JP Morgan's site last week. |
| Dmitri Alperovitch, chief executive of CrowdStrike, a private security firm investigating the attacks, known as distributed denial of service or DDoS, said: "It's important to note that nobody's information has been compromised and no data has been stolen." | Dmitri Alperovitch, chief executive of CrowdStrike, a private security firm investigating the attacks, known as distributed denial of service or DDoS, said: "It's important to note that nobody's information has been compromised and no data has been stolen." |
| Alperovitch said the group claiming responsibility also launched attacks in early summer, long before the release of the video. "We believe claiming this has something to do with the video is a ruse," he said. | Alperovitch said the group claiming responsibility also launched attacks in early summer, long before the release of the video. "We believe claiming this has something to do with the video is a ruse," he said. |
| He said the attacks, while not sophisticated, were massive in scale and well co-ordinated. Some of the attacks have flooded the bank's websites with information at up to 100 gigabits a second; the usual DDoS attack is in the order of 5-10 gigabits a second. | He said the attacks, while not sophisticated, were massive in scale and well co-ordinated. Some of the attacks have flooded the bank's websites with information at up to 100 gigabits a second; the usual DDoS attack is in the order of 5-10 gigabits a second. |
| Senator Joe Lieberman blamed Iran last week for the recent cyber-attacks. "I believe it was a response to increasingly strong economic sanctions the US and its allies have put on Iranian financial institutions. It is, if you will, a counterattack by Iran against American financial institutions," he told C-Span. | Senator Joe Lieberman blamed Iran last week for the recent cyber-attacks. "I believe it was a response to increasingly strong economic sanctions the US and its allies have put on Iranian financial institutions. It is, if you will, a counterattack by Iran against American financial institutions," he told C-Span. |
| Alperovitch said he had not seen anything that would confirm or deny Lieberman's allegations. | Alperovitch said he had not seen anything that would confirm or deny Lieberman's allegations. |
| • This article was amended on 27 September 2012 because it omitted the word "distributed" from the phrase "distributed denial of service". | • This article was amended on 27 September 2012 because it omitted the word "distributed" from the phrase "distributed denial of service". |
| Wachovia investigated over mortgage bond sales | Wachovia investigated over mortgage bond sales |
| 4 Apr 2011 | 4 Apr 2011 |
| Wachovia, now part of Wells Fargo, could face accusations it overcharged investors for mortgage bonds that were falling in value | Wachovia, now part of Wells Fargo, could face accusations it overcharged investors for mortgage bonds that were falling in value |
| 4 Oct 2008 | |
| FTSE fillip ends week of doom and gloom | |
| 16 Oct 2008 | 16 Oct 2008 |
| Losses on mortgage assets cut profits at JP Morgan by 84% | Losses on mortgage assets cut profits at JP Morgan by 84% |
| 7 Oct 2008 | |
| Citigroup agrees ceasefire in battle over Wachovia | |
| 26 Sep 2008 | 26 Sep 2008 |
| Confidence in US banks nosedives after Washington Mutual collapse | Confidence in US banks nosedives after Washington Mutual collapse |
| Wachovia clocks up $24bn loss but buyer remains buoyant | |
| 22 Oct 2008 | |
| Stricken US bank reports huge quarterly loss in advance of its rescue by rival Wells Fargo | |
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| Group pledging retaliation for controversial online video claims it has targeted several US banks | Group pledging retaliation for controversial online video claims it has targeted several US banks |
| US banking company Wells Fargo is believed to have become the latest victim of a cyber-attack launched by a group pledging retaliation for the controversial Innocence of Muslims video that has triggered anger and violence across the Muslim world. | US banking company Wells Fargo is believed to have become the latest victim of a cyber-attack launched by a group pledging retaliation for the controversial Innocence of Muslims video that has triggered anger and violence across the Muslim world. |
| A group calling itself Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters has claimed responsibility for the online attacks on US banks in protest against the online video. The attacks were launched last week under the name Operation Ababil, meaning "swarm", and have already affected banks including JP Morgan and Bank of America. | A group calling itself Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters has claimed responsibility for the online attacks on US banks in protest against the online video. The attacks were launched last week under the name Operation Ababil, meaning "swarm", and have already affected banks including JP Morgan and Bank of America. |
| Wells Fargo acknowledged via Twitter that its website was having difficulties. The website Sitedown.co received hundreds of complaints from customers who were locked out of Wells Fargo's website on Wednesday. | Wells Fargo acknowledged via Twitter that its website was having difficulties. The website Sitedown.co received hundreds of complaints from customers who were locked out of Wells Fargo's website on Wednesday. |
| Bank of America and JP Morgan were targeted on Tuesday, leading to widespread complaints from customers unable to access their accounts online. Sitedown received nearly a 1,000 complaints about outages at JP Morgan's site last week. | Bank of America and JP Morgan were targeted on Tuesday, leading to widespread complaints from customers unable to access their accounts online. Sitedown received nearly a 1,000 complaints about outages at JP Morgan's site last week. |
| Dmitri Alperovitch, chief executive of CrowdStrike, a private security firm investigating the attacks, known as distributed denial of service or DDoS, said: "It's important to note that nobody's information has been compromised and no data has been stolen." | Dmitri Alperovitch, chief executive of CrowdStrike, a private security firm investigating the attacks, known as distributed denial of service or DDoS, said: "It's important to note that nobody's information has been compromised and no data has been stolen." |
| Alperovitch said the group claiming responsibility also launched attacks in early summer, long before the release of the video. "We believe claiming this has something to do with the video is a ruse," he said. | Alperovitch said the group claiming responsibility also launched attacks in early summer, long before the release of the video. "We believe claiming this has something to do with the video is a ruse," he said. |
| He said the attacks, while not sophisticated, were massive in scale and well co-ordinated. Some of the attacks have flooded the bank's websites with information at up to 100 gigabits a second; the usual DDoS attack is in the order of 5-10 gigabits a second. | He said the attacks, while not sophisticated, were massive in scale and well co-ordinated. Some of the attacks have flooded the bank's websites with information at up to 100 gigabits a second; the usual DDoS attack is in the order of 5-10 gigabits a second. |
| Senator Joe Lieberman blamed Iran last week for the recent cyber-attacks. "I believe it was a response to increasingly strong economic sanctions the US and its allies have put on Iranian financial institutions. It is, if you will, a counterattack by Iran against American financial institutions," he told C-Span. | Senator Joe Lieberman blamed Iran last week for the recent cyber-attacks. "I believe it was a response to increasingly strong economic sanctions the US and its allies have put on Iranian financial institutions. It is, if you will, a counterattack by Iran against American financial institutions," he told C-Span. |
| Alperovitch said he had not seen anything that would confirm or deny Lieberman's allegations. | Alperovitch said he had not seen anything that would confirm or deny Lieberman's allegations. |
| • This article was amended on 27 September 2012 because it omitted the word "distributed" from the phrase "distributed denial of service". | • This article was amended on 27 September 2012 because it omitted the word "distributed" from the phrase "distributed denial of service". |