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Politics : Ask Michael Burke
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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (64708)7/16/1999 4:24:00 PM
From: benwood  Read Replies (1) of 132070
 
MB, remember that post (in jest of course) about how if you were to embezzle, you'd do it on Jan 1st?

Guess some people are thinking of that in earnest (surprise!). From USA Today:

Bugs not the only Y2K fear

WASHINGTON - The top Y2K research firm predicts that the largest single heist in history, an electronic theft exceeding $1 billion, will occur because of the Year 2000 computer glitch. The biggest concern, the Gartner Group says, is that employees hired to upgrade systems might have left secret ways into systems, including those that electronically move $11 trillion a year among financial institutions, corporations, governments and private organizations.
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