Online Trading Account Thefts

Hackers Cost TD Ameritrade $4 million in Q4MarketWatch, Robert Schroeder, 24 October 2006Leading online financial services firm TD Ameritrade said Tuesday it took a $4 million charge the fourth quarter because of identity theft-fraud, highlighting the financial cost of a growing problem plaguing online businesses.While no clients lost assets thanks to the company's reimbursement policy, the loss