Albert Gonzalez Gets 20 Years for TJX / Heartland Breaches
Gabreil M. Helmer of the Foley Hoag LLP, Security, Privacy and the Law web site writes, “Last week was a tough week for Albert Gonzalez, the so-called ‘leader of the largest hacking and identity theft ring ever prosecuted by the U.S. government.’” Gonzalez received a sentence of 20 years of imprisonment in two separate federal cases against him. The hacker pled guilty in the New Jersey and Massachusetts cases for his role as mastermind of the two largest financial data breaches ever, those involving TJX and Heartland Payment Systems.
