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

[Adrian Janson]

>From your link:

"In common usage, a hacker is a person who breaks into computers"

Therefore hacker.  

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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Donna Benjamin
Sent: Friday, 26 March 2010 10:09 AM
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Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] TJX Hacker Gets 20 Years in Prison


Cracker please. Not Hacker.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_%28computer_security%29 

On Fri, 2010-03-26 at 08:13 +1100, Mark KELLY wrote:
> 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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