Stock Trading Service Scottrade Hacked

The privacy of Scottrade users has been compromised, as a recent hack accessed the information of 4.6 million customers.
According to an article on CNN Money:

The breach affected those who signed up for a Scottrade brokerage account before February 2014.
Hackers gained access to a massive database of Scottrade customers. Hackers pulled names and physical addresses. The database also contained emails and Social Security numbers, but Scottrade says it does not believe that data was taken (see correction below).
On Friday, the firm acknowledged that unknown criminals had broken into its computer network. The company said it didn’t know about the theft until it was alerted by the FBI in August.
According to the company, federal agents were still investigating the incident and told the company to keep silent until now.
“All indications show that this was an external criminal act,” said company spokeswoman Shea Leordeanu.
It’s unclear who did it. And as with most cyberattacks, we may never know. Hackers often hide behind computer servers around the globe.

Click here to read the full article from CNN Money.