Hackers stole secrets for up to $100 million insider-trading profit: U.S

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of mainly U.S.-based stock traders and computer hackers in Ukraine made as much as $100 million in illegal profits over five years by conspiring to use information stolen from thousands of corporate press statements before their public release, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.

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