**US prosecutors have charged a man with stealing data relating to 130 million credit and debit card numbers.**Officials say it is the biggest case of identity theft in American history.
They say Albert Gonzales, 28, and two unnamed Russian co-conspirators hacked into the payment systems of retailers, including the 7-Eleven chain.
Prosecutors say they aimed to sell the data on. If convicted, Mr Gonzales may face up to 20 years in jail for wire fraud and five years for conspiracy.
He would also have to pay a fine of $250,000 (£150,000) for each of the two charges.
Mr Gonzales used a complicated technique known as an “SQL injection attack” to carry out the theft, the US Department of Justice alleged.
“SQL Injection attack” is the most simple form of hacking and I am really surprised that these companies do not even have the basic form of protection against these form of attacks. These companies should be sued out of existense.
