11 Charged In TJX, Other Breaches

coondoggie writes "The Justice Department has charged 11 people in connection with the massive theft of credit card numbers from various retailers, including TJX, BJs and OfficeMax. Authorities say the group charged was involved in the theft of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers. In an indictment returned today by a federal grand jury in Boston, Albert 'Segvec' Gonzalez, of Miami, was charged with computer fraud, wire fraud, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy for his role in the scheme. Others indicted are from the US, Estonia, China, and Belarus." We've been following the TJX breach since the beginning.

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Re:And here I was

[QuantumRiff]

actually, with a proper credit card (not a debit card) you are not responsible for charges that are not yours. If you lose your card, and report it missing, the most that can be charged to you is $50. For fraud, you have to file a police report, and report it to your bank, but you should not be responsible for paying it. However, you might spend alot of time, filling out that paperwork, disputing problems on your credit history because of it, etc.. These protections do not exist for most checking, savings, or debit accounts..

If you order something online, and it doesn't get delivered or whatever, most card companies will allow you to request a charge-back, where they just reverse the charge, and then it is up to the merchant to deal with your card company...

Legal speak for really bad...

[FireStormZ]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggravation_(legal_concept)

Aggravation, in law, is "any circumstance attending the commission of a crime or tort which increases its guilt or enormity or adds to its injurious consequences, but which is above and beyond the essential constituents of the crime or tort itself."[1]