JPMorgan Chase Breach

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The JPMorgan Chase data breach, disclosed in October 2014, involved the exposure of contact information for approximately 76 million households and 7 million small businesses. The breach compromised names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, but did not include sensitive financial data such as account numbers, passwords, or Social Security numbers. This incident highlighted the vulnerability of large financial institutions to cyber threats. The breach was attributed to hackers accessing JPMorgan's systems through vulnerabilities in its online platforms, including Chase.com and JPMorganOnline. Despite the scale of the breach, JPMorgan reported no unusual fraud activity and did not provide individual notices to affected customers, as the breach did not involve sensitive customer information under federal regulations. The incident led to increased scrutiny of cybersecurity practices in the financial sector.