Albert Gonzalez Pleads Guilty in Heartland, 7-11 Breaches — Updated

Florida computer hacker Albert Gonzalez pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges Tuesday for intrusions into Heartland Payment Systems, Hannaford Brothers supermarket chain, 7-Eleven and two unidentified companies — marking his third and final guilty plea in what prosecutors have called the largest identity theft scheme in U.S. history. Appearing in federal court in Boston, Gonzalez, a former Secret Service informant, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to computers, and to commit wire fraud. In a plea deal, prosecutors have agreed to seek a sentence of no more than 25 years, and Gonzalez has agreed to ask the court for no less than 17 years in prison. U.S. District …
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People's Passwords: Worst Practices (Graphic)
[Security]Analysis of the 32 million passwords exposed in the recent breach at RockYou provides further proof that people routinely use easy to guess logins. Many use the same password for everything - from their private work accounts. But how breakable is your password and what does it say about you?
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Massively Magnificent!
[General Sciences]"A gray whale decided to breach between two fishing boats out in Banderas Bay, off of Puerto Vallarta, on Mexico's coast," writes photographer Lea Wheeler. "We were told we might see some gray whales but did not expect to see one breach just a few yards from our boat. The winter and spring are good times to see the whales in this area."...
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MI6 chief's cover blown by wife's holiday pics on Facebook
[Tech Industry News]The new head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, is at the centre of a security breach after his wife published family holiday photographs and other personal details on the Facebook website.
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New Hampshire Fires First Shot Of Civil War
[World News]The New Hampshire state legislature took an unbelievably bold step Monday by introducing a resolution to declare certain actions by the federal government to completely totally void and warning that certain future acts will be viewed as a “breach of peace” with the states themselves that risks “nullifying the Constitution.”...
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6,000 Muslim Clerics declare Fatwa on Terrorism
[World News]"Islam rejects all kinds of unjust violence, breach of peace, bloodshed, murder and plunder and does not allow it in any form. Cooperation should be done for the cause of good but not for committing sin or oppression," the fatwa written at the Darul Uloom Deoband, India's foremost Islamic seminary. India has the second largest Muslim population.



























