A preliminary investigation of the massive breach at JP Morgan Chase last summer revealed that a simple security fix to an overlooked server could have prevented the damaging incident, The New York Times reports. Last spring, hackers stole the login credentials of an employee, but one of the servers did not have the two-factor authentication necessary to prevent unauthorized access, leaving the company vulnerable to attack. In response, JP Morgan has set up a “business control group” comprising technology and cybersecurity executives to analyze the incident and prevent another such attack. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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