"Amid crisis, Fed chief had ID stolen" by Jerry Markon and Neil Irwin, Washington Post | August 28, 2009
WASHINGTON - As Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke struggled to hold the economy together last August, he was distracted by a more personal financial problem: He and his wife were victims of identity theft....
The purse snatching came during a month in which the financial system was fraying and Bernanke was working nights and weekends to develop plans to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Sources said he and his wife were reimbursed by Wachovia and suffered no additional consequences or losses.
Oh, well, then all is well with the world.
A nationwide identity theft ring that has caused more than $2.1 million in losses to at least 10 financial institutions....
What, another one?
Of course, the Globe doesn't go into detail.
Related:
"Hacker costs keep growing; Millions in expenses for Mass. companies follow data breaches" by Todd Wallack, Globe Staff | August 22, 2009
The massive credit card data thefts linked to Miami hacker Albert Gonzalez have cost New England companies several hundred million dollars.
Gonzalez and several unnamed accomplices were accused this week by the Department of Justice of conspiring to steal 130 million credit cards - the largest data breach reported - after penetrating the computer networks of major retailers and a credit card processing company, Heartland Payment Systems.
Why unnamed? You know what I'm thinking, right?
Gonzalez was previously charged with orchestrating the heist of more than 40 million credit cards from nine retailers, including discounter BJ’s Wholesale Club of Natick and Framingham-based TJX Cos., which operates TJMaxx and Marshalls stores. Those companies in turn say they have been forced to spend millions of dollars to contend with the damage....
And think about this: CUI BONO?
Well, the TECH FIRMS that will help you "secure" your systems (except against government).
And SO DOES the SAME GOVERNMENT that is INEVITABLY BEHIND "terrorism" and ALL the OTHER WONDERFUL GOODIES with their INFORMANTS and FALSE-FLAG BLACK OPERATIONS!
And WHO PAYS?
YOU DO, consumers and taxpayers!!!!
Pretty nice PROPAGANDA RACKET, huh?
Also see: Boston Globe Protecting Jewish Mafia
