The TJX Maxx got 30 years in prison
January 13th, 2009 by Andreas from Xavier Media® in Antivirus & Security. Topics: hackers, TrojanOne of the hackers, Maksym Yastremskiy, that hacked the network at TJX Maxx and got access to over 40 million credit card numbers got sentenced to 30 years in prison.
During 2005 they hacked the wire-less network at TJX Maxx hacked and by using trojans and other spyware programs they could get access to all credit cards used at the stores.
Lets just hope that some cyber criminals learn their lesson and stop hacking networks they shouldn't ahve access to.
About the authorAndreas co-founded Xavier Media® in 1996 and has since been involved in all kinds of development, marketing and making money online.
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