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A 28-year-old Florida man who stole millions of credit card numbers in one of the biggest computer hacking operations in US history was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday.

An American man who stole millions of credit card numbers in one of the biggest computer hacking operations in US history was sentenced Thursday to 20 years prison.

Reportedly saying he's "sorry" for his actions, Miami hacker Albert Gonzalez has pleaded guilty to the Heartland Payment Systems intrusion.. Updated on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 at 12:35 p.m. EST Retail hacker Albert Gonzalez on Tuesday was back in court, where he admitted to conspiring to hack into the networks of Heartland Payment Systems and several other companies.Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in hacking into the payment card networks of Heartland, 7-Eleven and Hannaford Bros. supermarket chain to steal more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers, according to court documents. He faces between 17 and 25 years in prison, which will run concurrently to his sentencing in two other pending casesIn court on Tuesday, Gonzalez expressed remorse for his crimes, according to a report in the Boston Globe.?He is sorry,'' Gonzalez's lawyer, Martin Weinberg, said in court, according to the story. ?He has

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Target Co said it was among the victims of computer hacker Albert Gonzalez, mastermind of the biggest identity theft in U.S. history.

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Target Co said it was among the victims of computer hacker Albert Gonzalez, mastermind of the biggest identity theft in U.S. history.

A psychiatric evaluation has determined that Albert Gonzalez's actions were consistent with the behaviors of someone who suffers from Asperger's syndrome, and his sentencing has been delayed until March.. The sentencing of TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez was halted after a psychiatrist determined that he has a developmental disorder and may not have known he was committing a crime, according to information filed by his attorneys this week in federal court in Boston.A forensic psychiatrist retained by Gonzalez determined that the hacker's criminal actions were consistent with the behaviors of someone who suffers from Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, as well as an internet addiction. The psychiatrist's report questions whether Gonzalez had the ?capability to knowingly evaluate the wrongfulness of his actions and consciously behave lawfully and avoid crime," according to court documents.Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, pleaded guilty in September to multiple federal charges, including conspiracy,

BOSTON (Reuters) - A 28-year-old computer hacker pleaded guilty to some of the largest identity theft crimes on record on Friday and left a federal judge grappling with how to compensate millions of victims.