Hamza Bendelladj, an Algerian national known by his alias “Bx1,” appeared in an Atlanta court last week, where he faced a 23-count indictment stemming from his alleged participation in the cybercrime consortium responsible for hacking software known as “SpyEye.” Bendelladj, 24, was the target of a three-year manhunt that ended in a Bangkok airport in January. Among other things, he stands accused of computer and bank fraud resulting from SpyEye, a program that lets hackers access other people’s bank accounts over the hackers’ own computers.
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Hacking Software Guru Faces the Music in US Court
Posted by: David Vranicar May 6, 2013 09:21 AMHamza Bendelladj, an Algerian national known by his alias “Bx1,” appeared in an Atlanta court last week, where he faced a 23-count indictment stemming from his alleged participation in the cybercrime consortium responsible for hacking software known as “SpyEye.” Bendelladj, 24, was the target of a three-year manhunt that ended in a Bangkok airport in January. Among other things, he stands accused of computer and bank fraud resulting from SpyEye, a program that lets hackers access other people’s bank accounts over the hackers’ own computers.