Episode 8 - Albert Gonzalez aka Soupnazi

He masterminded one of the largest cases of credit card fraud in history. He hacked and partied his way into cybercrime lore. This is the story of Albert Gonzalez aka SoupNazi.

Created, Produced & Hosted by Keith Korneluk

Written & Researched by Lauren Minkoff

Edited, Mixed & Mastered by Greg Bernhard

Theme Song “You Are Digital” by Computerbandit

Show Transcript

Sources:

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Albert_Gonzalez#/google_vignette

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/ShadowCrew

https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/tjx-hacker-gonzalez-gets-20-years-for-crime-a-2340

http://content.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1917345,00.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sex-drugs-and-the-biggest-cybercrime-of-all-time-241836/

https://www.cnbc.com/id/100000036

https://www.wired.com/2009/07/hacker-3/

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=8374399

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShadowCrew

https://itlaw.wikia.org/wiki/Operation_Firewall

https://www.secretservice.gov/press/releases/2004/10/us-secret-services-operation-firewall-nets-28-arrests-international

https://www.networkworld.com/article/2282454/identity-theft--the-shadowcrew-case.html

https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/case-analysis-shadowcrew-carding-gang-a-136

https://www.csoonline.com/article/2124329/hacker-gonzalez-pleads-guilty-to-20-charges.html

https://www.wikihow.com/Hack-a-Website-with-Basic-HTML-Coding

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/leader-hacking-ring-sentenced-massive-identity-thefts-payment-processor-and-us-retail

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/magazine/14Hacker-t.html

http://archive.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/08/15/cost_of_data_breach_at_tjx_soars_to_256m/

https://www.networkworld.com/article/2279402/three-charged-in-dave---buster-s-hacking-job.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Gonzalez#:~:text=Gonzalez%20is%20currently%20serving%20his,for%20release%20December%204%2C%202025.

https://www.salon.com/2009/08/18/hacker_2/

https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/02/the-most-dangerous-hackers-and-groups/jonathan-james

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/cyber-attack

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/alleged-international-hacker-indicted-massive-attack-us-retail-and-banking-networks