The owner of a company that sold and installed point-of-sale (POS) devices has admitted hacking into the POS systems at Subway restaurants in an effort to add value to gift cards.
According to federal authorities in Massachusetts, 46-year-old Shahin Abdollahi, also known as Sean Holdt, of Lake Elsinore, California, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and wire fraud, and one count of wire fraud.
Between 2005 and 2008, Abdollahi operated Subway franchises in …