Written testimony of USSS Criminal Investigative Division Deputy Special Agent in Charge William Noonan for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Data Breach on the Rise: Protecting Personal Information from Harm”

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April 2, 2014

342 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Good morning Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Coburn, and distinguished Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the risks and challenges the Nation faces from large-scale data breaches of financial information, like those that have been recently reported. The U.S. Secret Service (Secret Service) has decades of experience investigating large-scale criminal cyber intrusions, in addition to other crimes that impact our Nation’s financial payment systems. Based on investigative experience and the understanding we have developed regarding transnational organized cyber criminals that are engaged in these data breaches and associated frauds, I hope to provide this committee useful insight into this issue from a federal law enforcement perspective to help inform your deliberations. 

For more on the speech http://www.dhs.gov/news/2014/04/02/written-testimony-usss-senate-committee-homeland-security-and-governmental-affairs