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Robinhood Internal Probe Finds Hackers Hit Almost 2,000 Accounts

  • A fake Arizona ID offers clue on how a hacker accessed funds
  • Some clients dispute assertion that email accounts to blame
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Almost 2,000 Robinhood Markets accounts were compromised in a recent hacking spree that siphoned off customer funds, a sign that the attacks were more widespread than was previously known.

A person with knowledge of an internal review, who asked not to be identified because the findings aren’t public, provided the estimated figure.