Suspect Of Massive ID Theft Held In Turkey
Author: Dave Lewis
Nice! There is some progress in the TJX debacle. A suspect has been nabbed in Turkey that might be part of the entire caper.
A Ukrainian man recently arrested in Turkey is suspected of selling some of the credit and debit card numbers stolen in a data hack of at least 45 million cards of TJX Cos. retail customers, a U.S. investigator said Tuesday.
TJX is the owner of 2,500 discount retail stores worldwide including T.J. Maxx and Marshalls.
Authorities hope the arrest of Maksym Yastremskiy, suspected of being a major international trafficker in stolen data, will eventually lead to information uncovering the TJX intruders’ identities.
“He was involved in the distribution of information,” Greg Crabb, an agent with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s global investigations unit, told The Associated Press. “We do have information that suggests other individuals were the masterminds of the hack.”
I have to admit that “International trafficker in stolen data” is an interesting label. Invokes the image a shady character in an alley saying “psst, wanna buy a few GB? I got you covered man. For you, I can give you my best price today only.” Joking aside, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Tags: ID Theft, TJX, Data Trafficker
