Albert Gonzalez was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to 20 years in prison for his role in what is known as the largest data breach incident in history. Gonzalez and his crew hacked the computers of retailers such as TJ Maxx, Office Max, DSW and Dave and Buster’s (who used Heartland Systems card processing systems), stealing more than 90 million debit and credit card numbers.
The sentence for the largest computer-crime case ever prosecuted is the lengthiest ever imposed in the United States for hacking or identity-theft. Gonzalez was also fined ,000.
buy xifaxan online imed.isid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jpg/xifaxan.html no prescription pharmacyRestitution, which will likely be in the tens of millions, was not decided Thursday.
buy diflucan online imed.isid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jpg/diflucan.html no prescription pharmacyBefore the sentence was pronounced, Gonzalez told the court he deeply regrets his crimes, and is remorseful for having taken advantage of the personal relationships he’d forged. “Particularly one I had with a central government agency … that gave me a second chance in life,” said the hacker, who had worked as a paid informant for the Secret Service. “I blame nobody but myself.”
Albert Gonzalez will spend the next several years behind bars for his role as the mastermind behind the largest computer-crime case ever prosecuted.
He is obviously getting his just desserts, but you know they’ll make a movie about him in 30 years starring Leo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. This guy is the “Frank Abagnale, Jr.” of the information age.