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26 Mar 2010 11:18

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Biz: Cost of a year in prison: Two million stolen debit and credit cards

  • 40
    million     number of card numbers Albert Gonzalez, 28, stole via hacking
  • 20
    years     number of years he’ll be spending in prison; privacy is cheap source
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29 Dec 2009 21:17

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U.S.: Albert Gonzalez: Meet the guy who stole lots of credit card numbers

  • See this guy over here? You hate him. This guy is named Albert Gonzalez, and he’s responsible for stealing 130 million credit card numbers, along with two Russian hackers who probably look like video game characters. If you’ve ever shopped at 7-Eleven, there’s a good chance your card was stolen by this guy. He pleaded guilty today. So remember. Hate him. You. source
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18 Aug 2009 09:59

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Biz, Tech: How did the credit-card hackers do it? It was easy, actually.

  • A little malware here, a proxy server there … Albert Gonzalez and his Russian conspirators weren’t screwing around when they hacked the Gibson of a number of corporations, most notably 7-Eleven, and stole millions of credit card numbers. By targeting potential victims, learning the companies’ point of sale systems, and launching SQL-injection attacks to install malware, they were able to steal 130 million credit card numbers. They exploited bad security using crude methods for positive gain. source
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17 Aug 2009 22:13

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Biz, Tech: Albert Gonzalez probably has your credit card number

  • 130 million numbers were stolen by him and two Russians source
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