abcnews.go.com — Albert Gonzalez appeared to be a reformed hacker. But the onetime government informant was a central character in what Justice Department officials claim was an international cybercrime syndicate that ripped off tens of millions of credit and debit card numbers from large U.S. retailers.
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ccmachinedOct 26, 2008
hackers != criminalscrackers == criminalscome on digg, don't let this BS spread yet further.C++ & Linux/FOSS hacker, and proud of it.
redwallhpOct 26, 2008
Totally. Make a good public service announcement and air it on TV in front of Survivor, or whatever it is n00bs watch these days...
computershackOct 26, 2008
So you're saying that they're responsible for shoplifting too because they don't lock the doors?And it's "bear" you dumb s**t, not "bare".
Closed AccountOct 26, 2008
Huh huh huh huh, he said cracker.........
Closed AccountOct 26, 2008
Umm, how come this guy rips off a few corporations that rip off everyone, and is under threat of life in prison. Yet on the other hand if the CEO's had lied about profit margins to increase stock value, then sold them all off, made millions off a dying company, in doing so intentionally ripped off countless people they might be looking at 5-10, in club fed if anything???...... that's messed up.
crushthemtorgOct 27, 2008
I thought it said "inside the mind of a hater."
omenofwarOct 27, 2008
hey look another biased, government paid for article; blaming men for the problems of the internet
bynddrvnJul 3, 2009
Sorry, but I have to call BS on this story. If Albert Gonzalez is a master mind hacker, then why did he hire other people to create his code? Real hackers work until they break the code, at most they ask friends for help if they get stuck - what they don't do is outsource the hacking of the code! He hired some coder from NY to create the code he used to steal all the credit card numbers. This guy is just a conman and the US government was paying this fraud as an informant? Unbelieveable!I will give this guy credit as a good conman, but he is NO hacker.