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Secret Service Paid Big-Time Hacker $75,000 a Year As Informant, Website Reports

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Secret Service was paying big-time hacker Albert Gonzalez $75,000 a year as an informant before he was arrested in 2008 for operating a multi-million dollar credit and debit card hacking operation, the website WIRED reported. WIRED attributed the information to Gonzalez’s best friend and convicted accomplice Stephen Watt. Gonzalez is…

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World Class Hacker Who Lived Playboy Life is Subdued During Guilty Plea in Boston

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com World class computer hacker Albert Gonzalez, who tapped into the credit card information of some of America’s biggest corporations like 7-Eleven, looked pretty subdued in federal court on Tuesday when he pleaded guilty, a sharp contrast to his everyday persona as a major thief. The Boston Globe reports that Gonzalez, who…