Editing United States Secret Service (section)

===Operation Firewall===
{{Main article|Operation Firewall}}
In October 2004, 28 suspects—located across eight U.S. states and six countries—were arrested on charges of identity theft, computer fraud, credit-card fraud, and conspiracy. Nearly 30 national and foreign field offices of the U.S. Secret Service, including the newly established national ECTFs, and countless local enforcement agencies from around the globe, were involved in this operation. Collectively, the arrested suspects trafficked in at least 1.7&nbsp;million stolen credit card numbers, which amounted to $4.3&nbsp;million of losses to financial institutions. However, authorities estimated that prevented loss to the industry was in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The operation, which started in July 2003 and lasted for more than a year, led investigators to identify three cybercriminal groups: [[ShadowCrew|Shadowcrew]], Carderplanet, and Darkprofits.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.secretservice.gov/press/pub2304.pdf|title=U.S. Secret Service's Operation Firewall Nets 28 Arrests|date=October 28, 2004|access-date=August 9, 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915122038/http://www.secretservice.gov/press/pub2304.pdf|archive-date=September 15, 2012}}</ref>

From the investigation, there was the arrest and indictment of [[Albert Gonzalez]] and 11 other individuals: three U.S. citizens, one from Estonia, three from Ukraine, two from the People's Republic of China, one from Belarus, and one known only by an online alias. They were arrested on August 5, 2008, for the theft and sale of more than 40&nbsp;million credit and debit card numbers from major U.S. retailers, including [[TJX Companies]], [[BJ's Wholesale Club]], [[OfficeMax]], [[Boston Market]], [[Barnes & Noble]], [[Sports Authority]], [[Forever 21]], and [[DSW, Inc.|DSW]]. Gonzalez, the main organizer of the scheme, was charged with computer fraud, wire fraud, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy for his leading role in the crime.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.secretservice.gov/press/GPA15-08_CyberIndictments_Final.pdf|title=Additional Indictments Announced in Ongoing Secret Service Network Intrusion Investigation |date=August 5, 2008|access-date=August 9, 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915122313/http://www.secretservice.gov/press/GPA15-08_CyberIndictments_Final.pdf |archive-date=September 15, 2012}}</ref>