11 Charged In Global Credit and Debit Card Theft, Sale Of 40 Million Card Numbers

August 6, 2008

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Federal prosecutors charged 11 people yesterday with the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers from at least nine U.S. retailers in what they said was one of the largest and most complex hacking and identity theft cases ever brought.

Officials with the Department of Justice said the people indicted were part of a criminal ring that stretched from the United States to Eastern Europe to East Asia, highlighting the global nature of computer crime. Charges of conspiracy, computer intrusion, fraud and identity theft have been brought against people from Estonia, Ukraine, China and Belarus, as well as the United States.

One person, known only by an online alias, Delpiero, has not been located.

Using sophisticated hacking techniques that included cruising for wireless networks, officials said the accused breached security systems to obtain credit and debit numbers from shoppers at major retailers such as T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, which are owned by TJX Cos.; Barnes & Noble; BJ’s Wholesale Club; and Sports Authority.

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