Report: Nearly 2,000 Robinhood Clients Affected by Recent Hack

Like many companies operating in cyberspace, popular online securities brokerage Robinhood has fallen victim to hackers. According to a report published Thursday by Bloomberg and citing "a person with knowledge of an internal review," almost 2,000 accounts under the Robinhood Markets service were compromised by a recent spate of hacks.

The news follows another story Bloomberg broke last week about a series of hacks successfully targeting Robinhood clients. Five people said they were victims of this, and securities and cash were apparently looted in at least one instance.

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