They are, of course, not the old physical distribution people, but the people who own the electronicwire, and that's the telcos, to the extent they do it, and Comcast.
Similar tactics already have been used in the U.K., Scandinavia and South Africa, and are part of an upsurge in wire and electronic-funds transfer thefts at financial institutions that have drastically escalated in the past year, affecting mostly small businesses and nonprofit groups.