Mr Gently Benevolent
08-17-2009, 04:32 PM
Just skimming a fraction of these accounts for nickel and dimes would be a pretty purse.
U.S. Indicts Three in Theft of 130 Million Accounts
By David Voreacos
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A Miami man and two unidentified computer hackers were charged with stealing 130 million credit and debit card numbers in what the Justice Department said was the largest such prosecution in U.S. history.
Albert Gonzalez, a 28-year-old Miami resident, and two hackers living “in or near Russia” were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, for stealing data from Heartland Payment Systems Inc., 7-Eleven Corp., Delhaize Group’s Hannaford Brothers Co. and two unidentified national retailers.
The hackers stole 130 million card numbers from Heartland, a bank-card payment processor, starting in December 2007, by using malicious computer software, according to the 14-page indictment. An undetermined number of card numbers were stolen from 7-Eleven and 4.2 million from Hannaford, a regional supermarket chain, according to the indictment.
“This investigation marks the continued success of law enforcement in tracking down cutting edge hacking schemes committed by hackers working together across the globe,” acting U.S. Attorney Ralph Marra said in a statement. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aU6QMJmMLz9I
U.S. Indicts Three in Theft of 130 Million Accounts
By David Voreacos
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A Miami man and two unidentified computer hackers were charged with stealing 130 million credit and debit card numbers in what the Justice Department said was the largest such prosecution in U.S. history.
Albert Gonzalez, a 28-year-old Miami resident, and two hackers living “in or near Russia” were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, for stealing data from Heartland Payment Systems Inc., 7-Eleven Corp., Delhaize Group’s Hannaford Brothers Co. and two unidentified national retailers.
The hackers stole 130 million card numbers from Heartland, a bank-card payment processor, starting in December 2007, by using malicious computer software, according to the 14-page indictment. An undetermined number of card numbers were stolen from 7-Eleven and 4.2 million from Hannaford, a regional supermarket chain, according to the indictment.
“This investigation marks the continued success of law enforcement in tracking down cutting edge hacking schemes committed by hackers working together across the globe,” acting U.S. Attorney Ralph Marra said in a statement. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aU6QMJmMLz9I