http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2009/05/05/calgary-tenenbaum-analyzer-hacker-extradition.html CBC News May 5, 2009 A hacker who once cracked the Pentagon's computer system is going to be extradited from Calgary to face charges in New York of masterminding a global fraud network. Ehud Tenenbaum, 29, was accused of stealing more than $1.8 million from Direct Cash Management, a Calgary company that sells prepaid debit and credit cards, along with three other accomplices. The Israeli citizen allegedly increased the limits on the cards — via a computer in his Montreal apartment — and then withdrew money from ATMs. However, the Crown withdrew six charges of unauthorized use of credit card data and one count of fraud over $5,000 against Tenenbaum on Tuesday morning. His Calgary lawyer, Hersh Wolch, said the Canadian charges were withdrawn to speed up the legal process, and that his client agreed to the extradition. [...] -- LayerOne 2009, Information Security for the discerning professional. May 23-24 2009 @ The Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California Visit http://layerone.info for more informationReceived on Tue May 05 2009 - 23:04:19 PDT
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