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DOJ Charges Man In Largest U.S. Hacking Case
Mike Sachoff
Staff Writer
2009-08-18
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The Department of Justice has announced it has indicted Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, Fla., for allegedly hacking into the computer networks of major American retail and financial organizations and stealing more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers.
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In a two-count indictment alleging conspiracy and conspiracy to engage in wire fraud, Gonzalez, AKA "soupnazi" online is charged, along with two unnamed co-conspirators, with using an SQL injection attack to steal credit and debit card information.
The businesses targeted in the attack include Heartland Payment Systems, a New Jersey-based card payment processor, 7-Eleven and Hannaford Brothers, a Maine-based supermarket chain.
The DOJ says it's the largest alleged credit and debit card breach ever in the United States. If convicted, Gonzalez faces up to 20 years in prison on the wire fraud conspiracy charge and an additional five years in prison on the conspiracy charge, as well as a fine of $250,000 for each charge.
Gonzalez is currently in federal custody for his alleged role in the hacking of a computer network run by a national restaurant chain. Trial on those charges is scheduled to begin in September.
In August of 2008, the Justice Department announced an additional series of indictments against Gonzalez and others for a number of retail hacks affecting eight major retailers and involving the theft of data related to 40 million credit cards. Those charges were filed in the District of Massachusetts. Gonzalez is scheduled for trial on those charges in 2010.
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