Behind the Big Credit Card Scam

His Miami condo, his 2006 BMW, his Glock 27 firearm... | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com At least hackers are still pitifully eager to rat out their friends to the Secret Service -- the oldest tradition in the trade -- but gee whiz, look at the level of global cooperation and the awesome sums of money contingent on being a major-league black-hat cracker these days. That almost beats the oil biz. Here's the scoop behind the intrigue. Three U.S. citizens are charged in the case. Three other defendants are from Ukraine, two in China and one each from Belarus and Estonia. A final defendant is charged only under his online handle, "Delpiero," and hasn't been tracked down. In addition to TJ Maxx, the defendants are allegedly responsible for intrusions into BJ’s Wholesale Club, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority,... [read full story]