Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Alleged Dave & Buster's card data thief faces more charges

WASHINGTON (Aug. 18, 2009) A man arrested last year for allegedly stealing credit and debit card data from the Dave & Buster's chain on Monday was named in a federal indictment accusing him of illegally gathering information tied to more than 130 million cards, including those handled by Heartland Payment Systems, a processor that serves an estimated 60,000 restaurants.
Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, and two unnamed co-conspirators were accused of conspiracy and conspiracy to engage in wire fraud related to what federal officials called the largest alleged credit and debit card data breach ever charged in the United States. The indictments were outlined in a statement from the Department of Justice citing officials from the U.S. attorney general's office and the Secret Service.

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