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PC World reports Hacker Albert Gonzalez, accused of masterminding the massive data thefts at BJ’s Wholesale Club, TJX and several other retailers, has pleaded guilty to 19 charges related to computer hacking and credit card fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, was a member of a group of hackers that stole more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers from TJX, BJ’s Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble and Sports Authority. In August, Gonzalez was also indicted in New Jersey for the theft of more than 130 million credit and debit cards from Heartland Payment Systems, a New Jersey card payment processor; 7-Eleven, the Texas-based convenience store chain; and Hannaford Brothers, a Maine-based supermarket chain.

PC World reports a Sacramento, California, man has pleaded guilty to charges for his role in an international scam that netted sensitive information on tens of thousands of Internet users and then used that data to open fraudulent Wal-Mart credit cards.