BOSTON, (Reuters) – A 28-year-old computer hacker pleaded guilty to some of the largest identity theft crimes on record yesterday and left a federal judge grappling with how to compensate millions of victims.
Court documents filed in August had shown that Albert Gonzalez of Miami would plead guilty to federal charges in Massachusetts and New York that he helped lead a worldwide ring that stole more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers.
Stores from which the data were stolen included TJX Cos Inc, parent of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc and OfficeMax Inc. Gonzalez faces similar charges in New Jersey.