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A Malaysian computer expert hacked into the Federal Reserve's network, and when he was arrested was found with more than 400,000 credit card numbers on him, officials said.
Agents said they nabbed Lin Mun Poo in a Brooklyn diner selling some of the hot card numbers for $1,000 - hours after he touched down at Kennedy Airport last month. He is in custody pending a court appearance.
Poo, 32, found a security vulnerability at a Fed bank in Cleveland, according to court papers, and caused major damage. He was hit with four counts, including fraud and ID theft, and faces 10 years if convicted.
The stolen card numbers were found on his encrypted laptop after he was nabbed, and officials said Poo had come to the U.S. to get more stolen cards and PINs and steal from ATMs.
Poo has also confessed to breaking into networks of several international banks and a major Defense contractor, the complaint states.
"Cybercriminals continue to use their sophistication and skill as hackers to attack our financial and national security sectors," said Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/11/19/2010-11-19_hacker_nabbed_after_cracking_into_fed_reserve_network.html#ixzz15jnSvPyL
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