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A U.S investigation into the way Morgan Stanley (MS) information became available for sale online is looking at whether hackers targeted financial adviser Galen Marsh after he took information from the bank. Marsh was fired for taking data on up to 350,000 wealth management clients. His lawyer, however, maintains that Marsh did not try to use, sell, or publish the information for personal gain.<\/p>\n

Now, federal investigators want to know whether there was a breach to Marsh’s computer after he took the information from Morgan Stanley, especially as there is no evidence that the firm\u2019s own computers were hacked.<\/p>\n

It was in December that the broker-dealer discovered that information about some 900 of its customers were published on Pastebin, which is a website. Potential buyers were asked if they would pay for more information and use a virtual currency. Morgan Stanley had the information removed from public view immediately and notified the authorities.<\/p>\n

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