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Five Charged In Largest Hacking Scheme Ever Prosecuted In US
wiredmikey writes "US authorities have charged four Russians and a Ukrainian five on charges of running a global hacking operation that targeted major payment processors, retailers and financial institutions. The charges stem from hacking attacks dating back to 2005 against several global brands, including the NASDAQ exchange, 7-Eleven, JC Penney, Hannaford, Heartland, JetBlue, Dow Jones, Euronet, Visa Jordan, Global Payment, Diners Singapore and Ingenicard. The men allegedly used SQL injection attacks as the initial entry point into the computer systems of global corporations. Once networks were breached, the defendants allegedly placed malware on the systems. According to the indictment (PDF), the malware used created a "back door," leaving the system vulnerable and helping the defendants maintain access to the network. The men face five years in prison for conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to computers; 30 years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud; five years in prison for unauthorized access to computers; and 30 years in prison for wire fraud."
No, this is a Ukrainian copy of the Fox News show, the Five.
"But, Commies have been passing themselves off as MSNBC for years," complained the Ukrainian show.
Get thee glass eyes, and, like a scurvy politician, seem to see things thou dost not.--King Lear
Why hack 7-Eleven and get 30 years when you can do the easyer way of just going to one getting a gun out getting the cash and if you do go to lock it's likely to be state and less time.