--- description: Officials say hackers with ties to the Russian government were involved in the JPMorgan attack title: Report: Hackers Attacked 9 Other Financial Firms Besides JPMorgan image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd80bb2b3d4016c45/6986a71113c79f67cc1943d3/jpmorgan-chase1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Report: Hackers Attacked 9 Other Financial Firms Besides JPMorgan ## Video: JPMorgan Chase Breach Reaches 76 Million Households [Watch (HLS stream): JPMorgan Chase Breach Reaches 76 Million Households](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/XNwkR9nt.m3u8) (1:33)  _Published 2014-10-03. JPMorgan Chase was hit by a massive data breach this summer, and now the bank is disclosing how much data the hackers could have gotten their hands on. Brace yourselves. The numbers aren't pretty._ by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 4, 2014 3:22 PM CUT  A woman walks past JP Morgan Chase's corporate headquarters on August 12, 2014 in New York City. A woman walks past JP Morgan Chase's corporate headquarters on August 12, 2014 in New York City.Andrew Burton—Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 4, 2014 3:22 PM CUT JPMorgan Chase, which was hit by a [massive hack disclosed in August](http://time.com/3457726/j-p-morgan-76-million-cyber-breach/ "undefined"), was just [one of 10 financial institutions](http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/hackers-attack-cracked-10-banks-in-major-assault/?%5Fphp=true&%5Ftype=blogs&hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=LedeSum&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&%5Fr=0 "undefined") infiltrated by a group of overseas hackers that may have connections to officials in the Russian government, according to a new report. Unnamed sources told the [New York ](http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/hackers-attack-cracked-10-banks-in-major-assault/?%5Fphp=true&%5Ftype=blogs&hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=LedeSum&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&%5Fr=0 "undefined")[_Times_](http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/hackers-attack-cracked-10-banks-in-major-assault/?%5Fphp=true&%5Ftype=blogs&hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=LedeSum&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&%5Fr=0 "undefined")that the hackers who stole addresses, names, email addresses and phone numbers from 76 million households and 7 million small businesses by attacking JPMorgan’s systems appeared to have at least loose connections with officials of the Russian government. Officials said it was unclear whether the hackers were politically motivated. “It could be in retaliation for the sanctions” placed on Russia, one senior official briefed on the intelligence told the _Times_. “But it could be mixed motives — to steal if they can, or to sell whatever information they could glean.” Besides attacking JPMorgan, the group of hackers also hacked nine other financial institutions whose identities have yet to be disclosed. The security team at JPMorgan, the country’s largest bank by assets, was able to block hackers from compromising the most sensitive information about tens of millions of customers, security experts told the _Times_. The bank was only able to halt the attack by the middle of August, and in recent days discovered the full extent of the attack. \[[_NYT_](http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/hackers-attack-cracked-10-banks-in-major-assault/?%5Fphp=true&%5Ftype=blogs&hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=LedeSum&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&%5Fr=0 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3466128/jpmorgan-chase-hackers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3466128/jpmorgan-chase-hackers/"},"headline":"Report: Hackers Attacked 9 Other Financial Firms Besides JPMorgan","datePublished":"2014-10-04T15:22:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:03:19.281Z","description":"Officials say hackers with ties to the Russian government were involved in the JPMorgan attack","url":"https://time.com/3466128/jpmorgan-chase-hackers/","keywords":["Tech","Security"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd80bb2b3d4016c45/6986a71113c79f67cc1943d3/jpmorgan-chase1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd80bb2b3d4016c45/6986a71113c79f67cc1943d3/jpmorgan-chase1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"U.S. Banks Post Near-Record Profits In Second Quarter Of 2014","caption":"U.S. Banks Post Near-Record Profits In Second Quarter Of 2014","creditText":"Andrew Burton—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3466128/jpmorgan-chase-hackers/","name":"Report: Hackers Attacked 9 Other Financial Firms Besides JPMorgan"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"JPMorgan Chase Breach Reaches 76 Million Households","description":"JPMorgan Chase was hit by a massive data breach this summer, and now the bank is disclosing how much data the hackers could have gotten their hands on. 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