Digital Theft

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Andrew Marcus, Gateway Pundit • Sun 2015 Feb 15, 9:14pm

"Once they were ready to strike they were able to impersonate bank staff online in order to transfer millions of pounds into dummy accounts.

"The hackers were also able to cause ATMs to dispense cash on demand without the use of a card."

123,000 Thrift Savings Plan accounts hacked

Navy Times • Wed 2012 May 30, 11:06am

Social security numbers and other personal data for 123,000 Thrift Savings Plan account holders were stolen from a contractor’s computer last year. Names, addresses, and financial account and routing numbers of some accounts were also compromised…. targeted a computer operated by contractor Serco Inc., which provides record-keeping services for 4.5 million federal employees, service members and beneficiaries with TSP accounts….

Laptop With SSNs Stolen From DHS Employee

ktul.com • Fri 2009 Apr 24, 10:48pm

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) is notifying more than one million state residents that their personal data was stored on an unencrypted laptop that was stolen from an agency employee. The computer file contained the names, Social Security numbers, birth dates and home addresses of Oklahoma's Human Services' clients receiving benefits from programs such as Medicaid, child care assistance, nutrition aid and disability benefits