Over 40 companies in the United States (covering 20 states) have had their Online Banking and E-Commerce applications compromised. We have no idea how many companies have been affected internationally. The Secret Service Field Offices and the Federal Bureau of Investigations have been investigating this here in the States, and are also coordinating efforts with foreign law enforcement authorities to track down the perpetrators. Over 1,000,000 accounts, including credit cards, user IDs and passwords, and personal data (e.g. - whatever contents the compromised businesses kept in their online databases) were stolen. .................... http://www.arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/01q1/greathack-1.html http://www.fbi.gov/pressrm/pressrel/pressrel01/nipc030801.htm