Posts Tagged ‘Albert Gonzales’

2010 Sees Upswing in Arrests, Prosecution of Cyber Criminals

F-Secure yesterday released the first part of its 2010 security review, which notes a significant success in arresting and prosecuting cyber criminals around the world, a development the company hopes will be a permanent move for law enforcement to identify, seize and prosecute cyber criminals.

Before the Internet, drug trafficking, money laundering and smuggling were considered international crimes without borders. Although those problems still exist, the element of Internet…

Cyber Crime Kingpin Indicted

Cyber Crime Kingpin Indicted

Albert Gonzales, 28, believed by police to be one of the nation’s largest cyber crime kingpins, was indicted Monday along with two Russian accomplices for the largest hacking/identity theft caper in U.S. history.

Federal prosecutors allege the trio stole data from 130 million credit and debit cards worldwide by hacking into the computer…