Jailed Miami Man Hacked Into 130 Million Credit Card Accounts: Prosecutors

Gonzalez is a former informant for the U.S. Secret Service who helped the agency hunt hackers, authorities say. The agency later found out that he had also been working with criminals and feeding them information on ongoing investigations, even warning off at least one individual, according to authorities.

Gonzalez, who is already in jail awaiting trial in a hacking case, was indicted Monday in New Jersey and charged with conspiring with two other ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by John Louden - Aug 17, 2009 - 10:48 PM PDT
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by John Louden - Aug. 17, 2009

Well researched and to the point.

At the time of those charges, officials said the alleged thieves weren’t computer geniuses, just opportunists who used a technique called “wardriving,” ... More »

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