Master hacker pleads guilty

Posted by kent on June 30th, 2009

Infamous hacker Max Ray Vision, a.k.a. "Iceman", a.k.a Max Butler pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud charges. Wired Magazine reports that he "stole nearly 2 million credit card numbers from banks, businesses and other hackers, which were used to rack up $86 million in fraudulent charges." Butler started out as a good guy, doing contract security work, but quickly picked up a nefarious sideline. Butler did more than just steal credit card numbers directly from credit card users. He actually stole credit card numbers from other hackers and identity thieves, proving once-and-for-all that there's no honor among thieves—or hackers.

How did he steal from them? He hacked the online forums that identity thieves use to buy and sell personal information.

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