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Ukrainian Arrested In India For TJX Data Theft 40

Posted by kdawson on Friday May 14, 2010 @01:44PM from the long-long-arm dept.

ComputerWorld reports "A Ukrainian national has been arrested in India in connection with the most notorious hacking incident in US history." "Sergey Valeryevich Storchark was one of 11 men charged in August 2008 with hacking into nine US retailers and selling tens of millions of credit card numbers. He was arrested in India earlier this week, according to a spokesman with India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In a statement, the CBI said they'd arrested Storchark in New Delhi on the night of May 8, as he deplaned from a flight from Goa, for layover before a flight to Turkey. US authorities had asked for his extradition via diplomatic channels. ... 'His extradition and prosecution would have been very unlikely had he reached his final destination of Ukraine,' the CBI said."

Comment Sounds like a good idea, but questions remain (Score 4, Interesting) 162

by Harry Balls on Thursday August 17, 2006 @02:50PM (#15928728) Attached to: $100 Laptop Takes Flight in Thailand

I understand these 500 notebook computers are merely a trial run, the actual quantity needed is probably around 5 million.

I see some problems, however.
The minimum wage in Thailand is just below $100 per month. That's right, $100.

What if the notebook computer gets damaged through fault of the kid?
What if the notebook computer gets damaged through no fault of the kid?
What if the notebook computer gets stolen?
What if the notebook computer gets sold by the kid / his [drug-addicted] [financially distressed] parent?

A family with one minimum wage earner could be pushed into financial ruin by any of these events.

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