Notorious hacker Albert Gonzalez adds guilty pleas for cracking the networks of Heartland Payment Systems, 7-11 and Hannaford Brothers in one of the largest data breaches ever investigated and prosecuted in the United States. Gonzalez previously pleaded guilty to hacking TJX Companies, BJ’s Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, Boston Market, Barnes Noble and Sports Authority.
– Notorious hacker Albert Gonzalez pleaded guilty Dec. 29 to conspiracy to
hack into the computer networks of credit card processor Heartland Payment
Systems, nationwide convenience store chain 7-Eleven and supermarket chain
Hannaford Brothers. The hacks netted Gonzalez access to data from tens of …