Threat Management, Vulnerability Management

TJX money launderer sentenced to four years

March 12, 2010

While hacker Albert Gonzalez awaits his sentencing date, scheduled for later this month, one of his co-conspirators in the TJX, BJ's Wholesale Club and Sports Authority hacks was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston to 46 months in prison and fined $75,000. Prosecutors said Humza Zaman, formerly a programmer at Barclays bank, laundered $600,000 to $800,000 in identity theft proceeds for Gonzalez. Zaman received a 10 percent cut for his work. — AM

Angela Moscaritolo

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Threat Intelligence

Crypto heist proceeds exceed $2B amid more attacks

SC StaffDecember 20, 2024

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Threat Hunting

Rubrik enables rapid cyber recovery through Turbo Threat Hunting

SC StaffDecember 19, 2024

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Ransomware

RansomHub emerges as dominant ransomware group as 2024 ends

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