JPMorgan Hackers Might Have Intruded Into 13 Financial Firms

The attack by hackers who hit JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) was apparently broader and more sophisticated than first reported, as they are now said to have used computers now linked to possible attacks on at least 13 more financial companies. Citing a person familiar with the developments, Bloomberg reports that the perpetrators attempted a broad campaign in an effort to send shudders through Wall Street. Hackers’ attack on JPMorgan In what could be one of the largest thefts on record, last week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) said the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of 76 million households had been compromised by…