ITU Newslog - Accused TJX hacker faces 15 to 20

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Accused TJX hacker faces 15 to 20

The hacker accused of orchestrating the largest-known identity theft in US history will serve between 15 to 25 years in prison under a plea deal filed Friday.

Albert "Segvec" Gonzalez is accused of leading a hacking circle that stole 130 million credit and debit card numbers from major retail chains like Barnes and Noble, T.J. Maxx, Sports Authority, and OfficeMax.

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Tuesday, September 01, 2009 10:44:24 AM (Romance Standard Time, UTC+01:00)

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