Florida-based computer hacker Albert Gonzalez pleaded guilty Tuesday to a third set of charges related to the largest identity theft scheme in U.S. history. Gonzalez stole information connected to more than 130 million credit and debit cards from five companies, including Heartland Payment Systems ( HPY ), Hannaford Brothers supermarkets, 7-Eleven and two major unnamed national retailers. Shortly after the hearing on Tuesday, Reuters identified Target ( TGT ) as one of the retailers affected, though Target said the breach lasted only a short time. U.S. Attorney Erez Liebermann said in August that the vast majority of the stolen card information came from Heartland Payment Systems. Continue reading Target Named as Victim of World’s Greatest Identity Thief Target Named as Victim of World’s Greatest Identity Thief originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:30:00. Filed Under: Economy , People , Target Corp. Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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(TrendHunter.com) In an effort to thwart cereal criminals who would engage in identity theft in order to sell fake flakes, Kelloggs has embarked upon a Corn Flake branding effort in the UK. If all goes according to plan,…

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Filed under: People Some critics of recently reappointed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke argue that he was too slow to realize that the financial system was teetering on the brink of collapse during 2008. But Bernanke might have had another, more personal banking issue on his mind at the time, Newsweek reports : his wife Anna’s purse was stolen in August 2008, and the thieves used its contents to access the couple’s joint checking account. A court affadavit filed in June shows that 10 people are charged in the fraud, which used the Bernankes’ bank account to inflate the value of other accounts that then had money withdrawn from them. The 22-page document identifies a victim known as “B. B.,” who had $900 stolen from his account, but another complaint against one of the alleged members of the ring used Ben Bernanke’s full name. Continue reading Bernanke’s other banking problem: Identity theft Bernanke’s other banking problem: Identity theft originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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