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Log in Close News Sections * Home * World * US * Politics * Crime & Courts * Business * Science & Health * Tech * Arts & Living * Sports * All Newser Specials * Must Reads * Gossip * Opinion * Glossies * NY Times * Local News * Threads _________________________________________________________________ « Back to the grid | Next story » Arrest Marks TJX Hack Case Breakthrough Posted Aug 21, 07 2:39 PM CDT in US, Business, Crime & Courts, World (Newser) – A Ukrainian-born man believed to have helped arrange the sale of credit card numbers stolen from TJX is in custody, investigators say, and his arrest may help crack the largest case of corporate data theft on record. He was selling thousands of stolen numbers, the Boston Globe reports, but it's unclear how directly he was involved in the original theft. Maksym Yastremskiy was arrested in Turkey, where a cop called him "one of the world's important and well-known computer pirates." Tens of millions of credit and debit card numbers were compromised when TJX's computer system was hacked and milked for info for well over a year; analysts say total costs related to the breach will approach $1 billion. Source Boston Globe 0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon {Text} {Name} | {Date} {Time} [{Label:reply}] [{Label:delete}] {Label:Like this comment?} [{Label:yes}] [{Label:no}] ({Label:Score}: 0{Label:byVotes} 0) [21238-6-20070821143731.image] TJX Cos. Posts 48 Percent Profit Increase (Getty Images) [21207-6-20070821132945.image] A shopper leaves a T.J. Maxx store in Framingham, Mass., in this file photo taken Feb. 21, 2007. TJX Cos. on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007 said its second-quarter profit was cut by more than a half as the operator... (Associated Press) [21237-6-20070821143717.image] A sign outside the TJX Cos. headquarters is seen in Framingham, Mass., in this file photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007. More than two months after first disclosing that hackers accessed customers' financial... (Associated Press) « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow Our editors also recommend: Blog reactions * "If those prices are correct, they would be substantially higher than typical prices for stolen credit-card numbers in online forums" SearchSecurity.com | Aug 21, 07 * "This is good news indeed" Thoughts of a Technocrat | Aug 21, 07 * "He is likely the largest seller of stolen TJX numbers" Storefront Backtalk | Aug 21, 07 * More info on TJX and the case Associated Press | Aug 21, 07 Threads * Crime Crime Started by G Atwan Updated by D Lim Feb 29, 08 3:43 AM CST * Ahoy, Matey...Argggh Ahoy, Matey...Argggh Started by Imperator Updated by P Spain Jun 1, 08 10:48 AM CDT Tags crime • Turkey • hacker • data theft • cyberattack • TJX _________________________________________________________________ Loading... [loading.gif] Premium Articles from HighBeam * The TJX Companies, Inc. 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