Hacker Max Ray Butler, known as Iceman, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for stealing credit card numbers from financial institutions.

"In addition to his 13-year sentence, Butler will face five years of supervised release and must pay $27.5 million in restitution to his victims, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke Dembosky, who prosecuted the case for the federal government," writes Computerworld's Robert McMillan. "Dembosky believes the 13 year sentence is the longest ever handed down for hacking charges."

"Butler, also known as Max Vision, pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges in June last year," McMillan writes. "He gained notoriety for hacking into carder forum Web sites, where stolen credit card numbers are bought and sold, and forcing members to conduct their business through his own site -- CardersMarket.com."

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