YEAR IN REVIEW
Year: 2008
Court filings and enforcement actions initiated or unsealed during calendar year 2008.
Key Facts
Cases Opened
1
Prosecution dockets
Identified Losses
$200.0 million
Reported damages
- 1 major cases opened or unsealed in 2008.
- Cumulative losses identified for 2008 matters exceed $200.0 million.
- Documented from federal indictments and official government disclosures.
Documented Matters for 2008
sentenced 2008-08-05
U.S. v. Albert Gonzalez (TJX & Heartland Payment Systems)
Mastermind of the largest credit card theft operation in history at the time, hacking TJX Companies, BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, and Heartland Payment Systems, stealing over 130 million payment cards.
2 techniques
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