The Maxus Mystery
The Maxus Mystery: When a 19-Year-Old Russian Hacker Held 300,000 Credit Cards Hostage The Christmas Day Ultimatum December 25, 1999. Most Americans celebrated Christmas with family. An anonymous hacker had other plans. Operating under the name “Maxus,” the attacker launched a website called the “Maxus Credit Card Pipeline” and started publishing thousands of stolen credit […]