Data thefts continue at breakneck speed while FBI stands idly by.
June 21, 2006 -- While Lou Dobbs continues to wave the bloody shirt over illegal immigration and the 24x7 infotainment "news" channels carp about North Korea and Iran, the unprecedented physical theft of personal data by a U.S. intelligence operation to populate Total Information Awareness (TIA) surveillance databases continues unabated. WMR has learned that the FBI has been warned off investigating these thefts. Within the last 24 hours, there have been three additional major thefts of data.
A computer stolen from the kidney transplant center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham contained the names, social security numbers, and other sensitive data on 9800 kidney donors, recipients, and patients waiting for transplants. That incident was followed by the theft from an Equifax employee riding a train near London of a lap top containing the names and Social Security Numbers of 2,500 Equifax employees. Equifax is one of the three major credit bureaus in the United States and many of its employees have access to the personal data of millions of Americans and others. This incident was followed by word that VISA USA suffered a security leak that may have compromised personal information of millions of VISA debit card holders. Because of the leak, Wachovia Bank replaced the VISA debit cards of its customers. We've updated our June 17 chart (below) to reflect these latest thefts.
Data thefts continue at breakneck speed while FBI stands idly by.
***WayneMadsenReport***
A computer stolen from the kidney transplant center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham contained the names, social security numbers, and other sensitive data on 9800 kidney donors, recipients, and patients waiting for transplants. That incident was followed by the theft from an Equifax employee riding a train near London of a lap top containing the names and Social Security Numbers of 2,500 Equifax employees. Equifax is one of the three major credit bureaus in the United States and many of its employees have access to the personal data of millions of Americans and others. This incident was followed by word that VISA USA suffered a security leak that may have compromised personal information of millions of VISA debit card holders. Because of the leak, Wachovia Bank replaced the VISA debit cards of its customers. We've updated our June 17 chart (below) to reflect these latest thefts.
Data thefts continue at breakneck speed while FBI stands idly by.
***WayneMadsenReport***
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