Monday, March 14, 2011

"Anonymous" Hackers Release Bank of America Emails

Anonymous, the WikiLeaks-supporting hacker-activist group, has released a batch of emails leaked by a former Bank of America employee who alleges that a division of the bank was trying to hide damning information on foreclosures. In the lead-up to the leak, Anonymous noted that the documents reveal "corruption and fraud" at the bank -- the biggest in the country in terms of assets.

A Bank of America spokesperson provided a statement to Reuters confirming that the documents were stolen by a former employee of Balboa Insurance, which was acquired by the bank in 2008, but denying that the documents prove any wrongdoing on the bank's part. "We are confident that his extravagant assertions are untrue," the spokesperson said.    Read more 

By Lauren Kelley | AlterNet 
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2011 @ 07:34 AM

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