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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WTF is "aggravated identity theft"

[TheRealMindChild]

Seriously. WTF is "aggravated identity theft"? The only logical thing I can come up with is that he held someone up with a gun or something to steal their credentials. But then wouldn't this in fact BE "aggravated assault" + "identity theft"? My comprehension that they actually made one law by merging two other already illegal things just doesn't sit well.