Morgan Stanley was among the targets of a sophisticated hacking campaign from China that penetrated more than 100 western businesses and was disclosed last year by Google, according to internal documents from a computer security company working with the investment bank.
It is unclear what information was captured by the hackers, but a person close to the Wall Street bank said it was not material to the group or its clients. The person said the breach lasted a short time.
“Morgan Stanley invests significantly in IT security and manages a robust programme to deal with malware and attempted computer compromises,” the company said in a statement.