[Year 12 IT Apps] TJX Hacker Gets 20 Years in Prison

[Mark KELLY]

BOSTON — Convicted TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez was sentenced to 20 years in
prison on Thursday for leading a gang of cyberthieves who stole more than 90
million credit and debit card numbers from TJX and other retailers.  The
sentence for the largest computer-crime case ever prosecuted is the
lengthiest ever imposed in the United States for hacking or identity-theft.

Read More
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/tjx-sentencing/#ixzz0jE1QpB3a


http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/tjx-sentencing/

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