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Feds charge man in largest U.S. case of identity theft

Albert Gonzalez is a computer hacker who was

Photo credit: U.S Secret Service | Albert Gonzalez is a computer hacker who was involved in a major credit card fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Secret Service.

 Federal prosecutors Monday charged a Miami man with the largest case of credit and debit card data theft ever in the United States, accusing the one-time government informant of plotting to swipe 130 million accounts on top of 40 million he stole previously.

Albert Gonzalez, 28, broke his own record for identity theft by hacking into retail networks, according to prosecutors, though they...

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