A Florida man has admitted hacking into corporate computer networks as part of the largest credit card theft in US history. Albert Gonzalez of Miami pleaded guilty in US District Court in Boston to two counts of conspiracy to gain unauthorised access to payment card networks.
According to AFP, Gonzalez and two unidentified Russian co-conspirators stole over 130 million credit and debit card numbers from more than 250 financial institutions.
Gonzalez also allegedly leased servers to other cyber-criminals who used the systems to store malware and launch attacks against their victims. He has already admitted to charges in two other hacking cases.
Reportedly facing between 17 and 25 years' in prison for his role in the crimes.
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