<HTML>"Even as CreditCards.com officials say Web sites that were handing out stolen card numbers have been shut down, a computer hacker contacted MSNBC.com claiming responsibility for the break-in. The hacker said he asked CreditCards.com for $20,000 to destroy the stolen data and expressed regret for inconveniencing consumers whose credit card information was revealed online." Read the full story <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/502356.asp">here</a>. </HTML>
