Credit card hacker Sentenced 20 years
Miami based Computer Expert, was jailed by a judge in US, for Stealing more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers. The Judge claimed it to be the largest and most costly example of hacking in the History of USA. The sentenced Hacker Albert Gonzalez pleaded guilty in september 2009.
Gonzalez was not alone in this act, he was accused with two russian co-conspirators, for hacking into retailer payment system. They used SQL injection attacks to take advantage of weaknesses within the system and hence stealing important information & credit/debit card information. These attacks included more than 250 US based companies. When asked Gonzalez claimed ” curiosity and addiction” as motive behind this.
Before getting sentenced for 20 years, Albert Gonzalez gave his expensive jewellery, Car and home and also $1 Million in cash which was burried in his parents garden.
Published | The Computer Next | Information Source | BBC
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