Topic: US credit card hacker jailed

[Simon]

Computer hacker Albert Gonzalez has been jailed for 20 years in the US for his part in stealing the details of more than 130m credit and debit cards.

One judge described the crime as "the largest and most costly example of computer hacking in US history".  The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to three cases of fraud at his trial last year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8588642.stm

[Clive]

What is the point of sentences running concurrently?  That's not a punishment!   

[Rik]

I've never understood concurrent sentencing.

[Simon]

He'll still get 10 years though, won't he? 

[Clive]

I think so. 

[Simon]

Well, that should put him off doing it again, but I wonder how many others are still out there, which they haven't caught?

[Rik]

Don't think about it, you'll give yourself nightmares.

[Simon]

 

[sam]

they should put him to use in hacking others... he'll probably leave prison with a nice job at the CIA.

[Simon]