News tagged with debit card numbers

Blippy.com says leak of credit-card numbers has been fixed

A controversial website that shares details of users' credit card and online purchases with their friends on the Internet appears to have done a bit too much sharing.

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created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hacker gets 7 years for stealing credit card data

(AP) -- A federal judge in Boston has sentenced a Florida man to seven years in prison for playing a key role in one of the largest theft of credit and debit card numbers in U.S. history.

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created Mar 30, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Big-time hacker from Miami sentenced in 3rd case

(AP) -- For the second time in as many days, a computer hacker accused of one of the largest-ever thefts of credit and debit card numbers stood before a federal judge and apologized for his actions.

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created Mar 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hacker gets 20 years for stealing credit card data

(AP) -- A computer hacker from Florida was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for helping engineer one of the largest thefts of credit and debit card numbers in U.S. history.

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created Mar 25, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prosecutors to seek 25 years for TJX hacker

(AP) -- A computer hacker who helped orchestrate one of the largest thefts of credit and debit card numbers in U.S. history faces sentencing this week for hacking into computer systems of major retailers, including TJX Cos., ...

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created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hacker seeks reduced sentence, citing Asperger's

(AP) -- A computer hacker who was a force behind one of the largest cases of credit card theft in U.S. history says he has a developmental disorder and is asking for a reduced sentence.

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Indictment of card hacker unlikely to end thefts

(AP) -- This week's indictment of a hacker believed responsible for the biggest retail-store data breaches in U.S. history doesn't necessarily make shoppers safer from having their credit card numbers plundered.

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created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0