US Man Stole 130 MILLION Credit Card Numbers...

[ChefChiTown]

(CNN) -- A Florida man already jailed on charges of hacking into major retail computer networks has been indicted a third time for allegedly stealing data on a record number of credit and debit cards.

The record broken with this latest alleged attack was previously set by the same suspect, law enforcement officials said.

The U.S. Justice Department said Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury in New Jersey. He is accused of stealing data involving more than 130 million credit cards used by customers of five retailers including the 7-Eleven chain.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/17/US.computer.hacking.charges/index.html

That is just fucking ridiculous.

 

[CunningStunts]

That guy should have his nutsack tasered. Repeatedly.

 

[Ace Bandage]

That guy should have his nutsack tasered. Repeatedly.

You know, I tried to think of a better punishment for his actions, and I couldn't. That seems to be perfect. Maybe it would teach him (after the third fuckin' time) not to do this shit anymore.

 

[Skyraider22]

That guy should have his nutsack tasered. Repeatedly.

What he said:1orglaugh

 

[gunslingingbird]

You know, I tried to think of a better punishment for his actions, and I couldn't. That seems to be perfect. Maybe it would teach him (after the third fuckin' time) not to do this shit anymore.

Oh, you're just not creative enough. How about dipping his nutsack in lye, and then rubbing it with salt?

 

[Sicario]

Instead of sending him to jail, the Govt should utilize his talents and have him work for them by infiltrating and tracking down international hacker syndicates. :2 cents:

 

[JakeSnake]

That is ridiculous.

 

[Ace Bandage]

Instead of sending him to jail, the Govt should utilize his talents and have him work for them by infiltrating and tracking down international hacker syndicates. :2 cents:

Can we still taser his testicles every five minutes for the rest of his life?

 

[feller469]

I say execute him and do it live on national television. And have the Homeland Security Dept. make an announcement saying if we catch you hacking, swiping credit card information or creating viruses, we will kill you too. You have been warned.

 

[Sicario]

Can we still taser his testicles every five minutes for the rest of his life?

Sure, if he fails to do his job. :computer: Why not?! :ak47:

 

[SLKSMTH]

130 mil is an enormous number. Did he have space on a P.C. for that many? Was he going to use all of them?

 

[Supafly]

This sort of crime happens a lot more often than you think. Over here in Europe, it is a major issue growing in the last years, but mainly because now it gets uncovered more and more.

I am sure that over in the US, you just uncovered the tip of the iceberg. An example:

http://www.out-law.com/page-7243

Your laws allow many national agencies etc to handle and share so much of your most private data that You Might have lost a bit of your sense what is right and what's just wrong.

If you want to see who sells your data, if you are asked to give your personal info, always change a little bit of it, maybe add a part of your name (First name variations are good for this, make Tomas from Thomas etc)

So if you get spam from a new corporation, you know who sold you out.

And talk to your senator to push law change about protecting your data.

 

[STDiva]

Instead of sending him to jail, the Govt should utilize his talents and have him work for them by infiltrating and tracking down international hacker syndicates. :2 cents:

Ya. Give him a job for stealing all those #'s.

 

[D-rock]

As a punishment they could make him work at a 7-Eleven for the next 30 years.

 

[Facetious]

IMO, we need to demand that our banks and the CCcos purge the current archaic magnetic strip technology.
Please read -

Jan 23, 2009 -- New security breach puts millions of people at risk financially
Up to 100 million of us could have sensitive financial info exposed because of a new security breach after a back-office credit card processing operation was hit by hackers.

Heartland Payment Systems was hit despite having modern encryption software. The crooks who breached their system got credit card numbers, expiration dates and internal bank codes for Visa and MasterCard users.

While the exact number of compromised accounts is not yet known, the Heartland breach is expected to surpass the massive TJX breach of 2007.

How can you protect yourself? You've got to thoroughly check your credit card statements and report any suspicious activity.

Beyond that, Clark feels it's unacceptable that we still use '60s-era magnetic strip technology in our credit and debit cards while other nations have gone to smart chip technology. With smart chip technology, even if a crook had your credit card number, they'd still need an additional secret PIN to make any charges.

It's only through sheer corruption that bank regulators haven't required smart chip technology of the banks. edit ->

If you discover false transactions on your credit card, you're protected under the law, right? But what about your debit card? There's nothing required in current regulations to forbid your bank from charging you NSF fees if a thief steals your debit card. Your bank is only required to restore funds -- they're not required to waive any bounced check charges. Shame on the banks.

These kinds of things will continue happening until we implement real security. Be sure to vote in Clark's poll about smart chip technology.

http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2009/01/23/14980/

 

[busenbust]

Genius!! :o

 

[georges]

I guess that ssl, 512 bit encryption and vpn as well as really securized sites with a very strong authentification are implemented in the US banks sites.

 

[24788]

Why not just ban him from a computer?

 

[arianajoladdict]

thats just mental

 

[Sicario]

Ya. Give him a job for stealing all those #'s.

Agree, while he's in the Fed Penn system, utilize his talents and have him work for the Govt absolutely free with tax payer provided lodging and meals.