International Cooperation Results in U.S. Indictment of Major Hacking Ring Targeting Credit Card Processor

On November 10, 2009, a federal grand jury indicted eight Russian and Eastern European computer hackers, alleging they participated in a crime ring that allegedly gained entry into ATMs in hundreds of cities worldwide and stole $9 million within hours. Unprecedented international cooperation, especially between the United States and Estonia, enabled law enforcement to penetrate and prosecute the highly sophisticated international hacking ring...(more)