| Cyber attacks and cyber terrorism have disrupted | | | | Santa Claus Corporation a huge problem. It may even |
| many US government computer systems. These | | | | cut down in the number of orders this year, which are |
| hackers, many of them "patriotic hackers" from China | | | | already down by 20% due to the global economic |
| have also hit many of the United States' largest | | | | financial meltdown and crisis. If things get much worse, |
| corporations. At the North Pole, a US territory, they | | | | it could very much hurt the corporation's stock, which is |
| also hit Santa Claus Corporation. But this time they | | | | already down 40% from October of 2008. |
| stole the Christmas "wish lists" of 1.1 billion children. | | | | Mr. Claus stated; "I'm not sure what the hackers want |
| Santa Claus Corporation has been busy notifying all | | | | with all these Christmas wish-lists, but if they'd like to |
| the children that their private information has been | | | | provide the toys for all the children, whose personal |
| jeopardized by hackers. The Federal Trade | | | | information they stole, then be my guest. Just make |
| Commission is suing the company for allowing identity | | | | sure you get all those toys delivered by December |
| thieves to steal this data. There may also be violations | | | | 25th. And don't forget the Hanukkah list either, those |
| of HIPPA because occasionally handicapped or | | | | are due even sooner, as our Corporation now has the |
| physically challenged children tell Santa Claus of their | | | | contract for Hanukkah as well." |
| ailments in letters when they send in their Christmas | | | | Parents, Santa, and federal authorities are fit to be tied |
| wish lists. | | | | over this hacking incident. |
| Because of all the negative publicity this has caused | | | | |