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TJX (and others) data breach "hackers" charged by US Justice Dept
From: Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:06:47 -0500
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/08/eleven_charged.html Eleven charged in hacking ring that allegedly stole 40 million card numbers By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff Eleven people from at least five different countries are facing charges for their involvement in a wide-ranging scheme to hack into nine US companies and steal and sell more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers, federal law enforcement officials said today in Boston. "As far as we know, this is the single largest and most complex identity theft case that's ever been charged in this country," Attorney General Michael Mukasey said. Officials said the ring had stolen hundreds of millions of dollars. Three of the defendants are US citizens, one is from Estonia, three are from Ukraine, two are from China, and one is from Belarus, the US attorney's office in Boston said. The 11th defendant is known only by an online alias. A grand jury indictment handed up today in Boston charges that Albert "Segvec" Gonzalez of Miami and his conspirators began by "wardriving" -- or driving around and looking to eavesdrop on wireless networks. They then allegedly hacked into the wireless networks of TJX, BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble, Dave & Buster's, Sports Authority, Forever 21, and DSW. [...] Two other Miami residents were charged in Boston, while eight other people were charged in San Diego. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tenable Network Security offers data leakage and compliance monitoring solutions for large and small networks. Scan your network and monitor your traffic to find the data needing protection before it leaks out! http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/compliance.shtml
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