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Friday, April 22, 2011

CHARGE! HACKER HAD 675,000 CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS

HE didn't do things by halves. Computer hacker Rogelio Hackett Jr's greed knew know bounds and when cops caught up with him they found he had 675,000 stolen credit card accounts on his computers.
Credit card companies have linked more than $36 million worth of fraudulent transactions, over almost a decade of crime.
The 26-year-old nabbed the numbers by hacking the network of an unidentified ticketing company. Then he'd sell the account numbers for $20 to $25 a pop to people around the world, which authorities estimate netted him more than $100,000.    
Hackett also owned equipment to manufacture counterfeit credit cards and was found possessing more than 100 such cards in his Lithonia, GA home.
Hackett, who pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft in federal court in Alexandria, Va., will be sentenced July 22 and faces two to 12 years in prison.
Hackett's lawyer declined comment.

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