And check out this kicker:
"Officials said Gonzalez was previously arrested by the Secret Service in 2003 for access device fraud. The Secret Service later discovered that Gonzalez, who was working as a confidential informant for the agency"
As in the bogus terror set-ups -- we ONCE MORE have a GOVERNMENT AGENT or INFORMANT responsible for CRIMINAL CONDUCT!!!!
"11 charged with massive ID theft; 41 million credit card numbers allegedly stolen in global ring; local firms affected" by David Abel and Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff | August 6, 2008
A ring of people spread across the globe hacked into nine major US companies and stole and sold more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers from 2003 to 2008, costing the companies and individuals hundreds of millions of dollars, federal law enforcement officials said yesterday.
"So far as we know, this is the single largest and most complex identity theft case ever charged in this country," US Attorney General Michael Mukasey said at a news conference at the John Joseph Moakley US Courthouse in Boston.
A grand jury indictment released yesterday charged that Albert "Segvec" Gonzalez of Miami, the alleged ringleader, and his 10 conspirators cruised around with a laptop computer and tapped into accessible wireless networks.
They then hacked into the networks of TJX, Bj's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble, Dave & Buster's, Sports Authority, Forever 21, and DSW. After gaining access to the systems, they installed programs that captured card numbers, passwords, and account information, officials said.
In addition to Gonzalez, two other Miami residents were charged in Boston and eight other alleged conspirators were charged in San Diego. The defendants - one from Estonia, three from Ukraine, two from China, one from Belarus, and one of unknown origin -- a person known only by the online nickname of "Delpiero" -- allegedly concealed the data in encrypted computer servers they controlled in Europe and the United States. They sold some of the numbers, via the Internet, to other criminals, authorities alleged.
Given the past history of the Zionist-controlled AmeriKan MSM, one can only conclude that this "unknown origin" is ISRAEL!!!!
The suspected hackers also encoded some of the stolen numbers on the magnetic strips of blank credit or debit cards, which were then used to withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from ATM machines, officials said.
Ted Julian, vice president of strategy and marketing for Application Security Inc. in New York, said the indictments reflect the changing tactics of cyber-criminals. Rather than go after individual consumers, hackers are targeting major retailers, such as wireless networks, to access troves of personal data.
At yesterday's news conference, Mukasey said that over the past three years, officials and undercover agents from various federal agencies received help from investigative agencies worldwide.
"The message is simply this: We will track you down wherever you are in the world," Mukasey said. "We will see that you are arrested, and you will go to jail."
Officials said Gonzalez was previously arrested by the Secret Service in 2003 for access device fraud. The Secret Service later discovered that Gonzalez, who was working as a confidential informant for the agency, had become involved in the credit card theft case. He is now in a federal prison in New York awaiting trial on related charges...."
But this ring was operating between 2003 AND 2008!!!
Why do I smell GOVERNMENT STINK all over this?
What, steal some IDs to frame the next "terror" patsies?
And about that spying power, 'eh?
SAN FRANCISCO - A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to websites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many people are still at risk.
The gaping security hole enables a scam that targets ordinary people typing in a legitimate Web address. It happens because hackers are now able to manipulate the machines that help computers find websites. If the trick is done properly, computer users are unlikely to detect whether they've landed at a legitimate site or a malicious double maintained by someone bent on fraud.
Security experts fear an open season for virus attacks and identity-fraud scams. The bug's existence was revealed nearly a month ago. Since then, criminals have pulled off at least one successful attack, directing some AT&T Inc. Internet customers in Texas to a fake Google site. The phony page was accompanied by three programs that automatically clicked on ads, with the profits for those clicks flowing back to the hackers.
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Yup, the government can't stop the criminals hackers, and yet they need to probe my e-mail butt!
Hey, government: Monitor THIS!
