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Hacker Gonzalez to plead guilty in TJX hack; A hollow victory?
Albert Gonzalez, a hacker charged with stealing as many as 130 million credit and debit card numbers, will plead guilty to 19 counts of charges related to the TJX breach and surrender assets. Any cybercrime satisfaction, however, will be short-lived.
Albert Gonzalez, a hacker charged with stealing as many as 130 million credit and debit card numbers, will plead guilty to 19 counts of charges related to the TJX breach and surrender assets such as his Miami condo, BMW, Glock 27 firearm and PCs. Gonzalez will get 15 to 25 years under sentencing guidelines. Any cybercrime satisfaction, however, will be short-lived.