You may remember a while back in 2008 it was uncovered (at least publically) that DarkMarket was actually an FBI Sting Operation. Insiders had apparently known since 2006 that one of the admins was actually an undercover FBI agent. Countless cases have gone to court with the evidence and contacts gathered in the DarkMarket forums. […]
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TJX Hacker Albert “Segvec” Gonzalez Indicted By Federal Grand Jury
We’ve been following the whole TJX saga for quite some time now since way back in September 2007 when the hack became public as the Largest Breach of Customer Data in U.S. History and in August 2008 when the TJX Credit Card Hackers Got Busted. The legal system has ticked along and now they have […]
Indian Credit Card Fraud Exposed – Linked to Symantec
In a recent undercover sting the BBC has uncovered some unscrupulous Indian chaps selling valid UK credit card details, the kicker to the story is the fraud is linked to Symantec as the people being defrauded had all recently bought Norton subscriptions. I guess it’s hard to control a 3rd party call center though and […]
TJX (T.J. Maxx and Marshall’s) Hacker Jailed For 30 Years
You should be familiar with the TJX case by now (TJX Largest Breach of Customer Data in U.S. History) and we’ve been following it here for a couple of years. We reported back in August last year that the TJX Credit Card Hackers were Busted and now one of the 11 guys involved has been […]
Pro ATM Hacker ‘Chao’ Gives Out ATM Hacking Tips
It seems like ATM hacking is still the way to go for those into a bit of hardware hacking. One of the most notorious and well known ATM hackers was recently arrest in Turkey and a list of his tips discovered online where he also sold the ATM skimming equipment. Well his tips can’t be […]
TJX Credit Card Hackers Busted – Largest US Data Breach
We reported on this case back in September 2007, the largest US data breach in history so far (45 million customer records!). It seems like finally the people behind it have been busted, 11 people have been charged by US authorities. The US authorities have charged 11 people in connection with the theft of credit-card […]
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