Hamza Bendelladj (Arabic: حمزة بن دلاج, romanized: Ḥamza bin Dalāj , Thai: แฮมซา เบ็นดิลลาดจ์, romanized: Haemsa Bendinlat), born either in 1988[1] or in 1989[2] in Tizi Ouzou,[3] is an Algerian cyber-criminal and a carder who goes by the code name BX1[4] and has been nicknamed the "Smiling Hacker". Bendelladj is a polyglot speaking 5 languages often used in profit in view of his linguistic knowledge in order to extract money almost everywhere in the world. This led to a search for him that lasted 5 years. He was on the top 10 list of the most wanted hackers by Interpol and the FBI[5] for allegedly embezzling tens of millions of dollars[6] from more than two hundred American and European financial institutions, via a computer virus, the "SpyEYE Botnet" that infected more than 60 million computers worldwide (mostly from the United States),[7] which he developed with his Russian accomplice Aleksandr Andreivich Panin, aka "Gribodemon",[8] to steal banking information stored on infected computers.[9]
Using malicious software called "SpyEye", Bendelladj under the pseudonyms "BX1" or "Daniel HB", broke into the computers of the banks or private individuals to acquire passwords and identification codes. Once he took control of an account, he emptied them.
Arrest
After a three-year chase, Bendelladj was arrested on January 7, 2013 by Thai police while making a stopover in Bangkok in transit between Malaysia and Egypt. He did not resist arrest. He said goodbye to his family as he was arrested and his wife and daughter continued their journey to Egypt without him. He earned the nickname "Smiling Hacker" due to the smile on his face during his media presentation on all the photos taken after his arrest even when handcuffed.[10] According to Thai police, Bendelladj was in the top 10 most wanted by the FBI.[11]
Despite much false information on the internet Bendelladj did not get sentenced to death, and claims saying he donated any money to charity are almost impossible to verify.[12] Trial documents did not mention any donations or charity activities.[1][13]
Extradition to the United States
He was extradited in May 2013 to the United States. He was tried in Atlanta where he pleaded guilty on June 25, 2015. He faced a sentence of up to 30 years in prison and a fine of fourteen million dollars.[14]
In 2015, a Tunisian website posted a rumor that Bendelladj had been sentenced to death. This rumor spread on social networks in Algeria and several Facebook support groups were created in reaction to support him. A petition was launched demanding that the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and President Barack Obama intervene for his release.[15] The US ambassador to Algeria, Joan A. Polaschik wrote on her Twitter account, "that computer crimes are not capital crimes and are not punishable by the death penalty".[16]
Conviction in the United States
Bendelladj has been in prison in the United States since May 2013, with the US court sentenced him on April 20, 2016 to 15 years in prison and 3 years of probation.[17] His Russian accomplice Panin, 27, aka "Gribodemon", was sentenced 9 years and 6 months.[18]
In their report, the United States Department of Justice estimated the "SpyEye" virus had stolen approximately a billion dollars. Between 2010 and 2012, the affected banks repaired the damage caused by this malware. Bendelladj's lawyer announced that he intended to appeal against the court's decision.[19]
Notes and references
^ ab"Hamza Bendelladj: Is the Algerian hacker a hero? | News". Al Jazeera. from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
^"US-most wanted Algerian hacker Hamza Bendelladj arrested in Thailand". YouTube.
^Major Computer Hacking Forum Dismantled 2016-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. (Voir : Hamza Bendelladj, ara Bx1, 27, of Algiers , Algeria), en bas de page du communiqué du 15 juillet 2015, sur le site officiel du FBI.
^Algerian National Extradited from Thailand to Face Federal Cyber Crime Charges in Atlanta for SpyEye Virus 2016-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Communiqué du 3 mai 2013 sur le site officiel du FBI.
^Le "hacker riant", héros d'Algérie 2018-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, Europe 1, 9 janvier 2013.
^"Un hacker algérien arrêté à Bangkok". 2013-01-07. from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
^États-Unis : le hacker algérien Hamza Bendelladj condamné à 15 ans de prison 2018-05-19 at the Wayback Machine. Jeune Afrique - 21 avril 2016
^Retour sur la traque du créateur du virus « SpyEye 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine », 24 février 2014. France 24.
^ Hamza Bendelladj ne risque pas la peine de mort 2016-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, L'Expression [fr], du 24 aout 2015.
^Condamnation à mort du jeune hacker algérien, l'ambassadrice des États-Unis coupe court à la rumeur 2015-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Algérie-Focus, 23 aout 2015.
^Hacker Hamza Bendelladj sentenced to 15 years 2018-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Al Jazeera, 23 Apr 2016.
^Two Major International Hackers Who Developed the “SpyEye” Malware get over 24 Years Combined in Federal Prison 2018-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, Justice.gov, Wednesday, April 20, 2016.
^US bank hackers get long bail term 2018-08-16 at the Wayback Machine.BBC - 21 avril 2016
January 07, 2023
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Hamza Bendelladj Arabic حمزة بن دلاج romanized Ḥamza bin Dalaj Thai aehmsa ebndilladc romanized Haemsa Bendinlat born either in 1988 1 or in 1989 2 in Tizi Ouzou 3 is an Algerian cyber criminal and a carder who goes by the code name BX1 4 and has been nicknamed the Smiling Hacker Bendelladj is a polyglot speaking 5 languages often used in profit in view of his linguistic knowledge in order to extract money almost everywhere in the world This led to a search for him that lasted 5 years He was on the top 10 list of the most wanted hackers by Interpol and the FBI 5 for allegedly embezzling tens of millions of dollars 6 from more than two hundred American and European financial institutions via a computer virus the SpyEYE Botnet that infected more than 60 million computers worldwide mostly from the United States 7 which he developed with his Russian accomplice Aleksandr Andreivich Panin aka Gribodemon 8 to steal banking information stored on infected computers 9 Contents 1 Mode of operation 2 Arrest 3 Extradition to the United States 4 Support on social networks 5 Conviction in the United States 6 Notes and referencesMode of operation EditUsing malicious software called SpyEye Bendelladj under the pseudonyms BX1 or Daniel HB broke into the computers of the banks or private individuals to acquire passwords and identification codes Once he took control of an account he emptied them Arrest EditAfter a three year chase Bendelladj was arrested on January 7 2013 by Thai police while making a stopover in Bangkok in transit between Malaysia and Egypt He did not resist arrest He said goodbye to his family as he was arrested and his wife and daughter continued their journey to Egypt without him He earned the nickname Smiling Hacker due to the smile on his face during his media presentation on all the photos taken after his arrest even when handcuffed 10 According to Thai police Bendelladj was in the top 10 most wanted by the FBI 11 Despite much false information on the internet Bendelladj did not get sentenced to death and claims saying he donated any money to charity are almost impossible to verify 12 Trial documents did not mention any donations or charity activities 1 13 Extradition to the United States EditHe was extradited in May 2013 to the United States He was tried in Atlanta where he pleaded guilty on June 25 2015 He faced a sentence of up to 30 years in prison and a fine of fourteen million dollars 14 His accomplice Aleksandr Andreevich Panin was arrested on July 1 2013 at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport and pleaded guilty in January 2014 to the Atlanta Federal Court Support on social networks EditIn 2015 a Tunisian website posted a rumor that Bendelladj had been sentenced to death This rumor spread on social networks in Algeria and several Facebook support groups were created in reaction to support him A petition was launched demanding that the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and President Barack Obama intervene for his release 15 The US ambassador to Algeria Joan A Polaschik wrote on her Twitter account that computer crimes are not capital crimes and are not punishable by the death penalty 16 Conviction in the United States EditBendelladj has been in prison in the United States since May 2013 with the US court sentenced him on April 20 2016 to 15 years in prison and 3 years of probation 17 His Russian accomplice Panin 27 aka Gribodemon was sentenced 9 years and 6 months 18 In their report the United States Department of Justice estimated the SpyEye virus had stolen approximately a billion dollars Between 2010 and 2012 the affected banks repaired the damage caused by this malware Bendelladj s lawyer announced that he intended to appeal against the court s decision 19 Notes and references Edit a b Hamza Bendelladj Is the Algerian hacker a hero News Al Jazeera Archived from the original on 2018 01 18 Retrieved 2018 05 24 US most wanted Algerian hacker Hamza Bendelladj arrested in Thailand YouTube Major Computer Hacking Forum Dismantled Archived 2016 05 28 at the Wayback Machine Voir Hamza Bendelladj ara Bx1 27 of Algiers Algeria en bas de page du communique du 15 juillet 2015 sur le site officiel du FBI Algerian National Extradited from Thailand to Face Federal Cyber Crime Charges in Atlanta for SpyEye Virus Archived 2016 05 29 at the Wayback Machine Communique du 3 mai 2013 sur le site officiel du FBI Le hacker riant heros d Algerie Archived 2018 04 29 at the Wayback Machine Europe 1 9 janvier 2013 Un hacker algerien arrete a Bangkok 2013 01 07 Archived from the original on 2019 03 29 Retrieved 2019 04 04 Etats Unis le hacker algerien Hamza Bendelladj condamne a 15 ans de prison Archived 2018 05 19 at the Wayback Machine Jeune Afrique 21 avril 2016 Retour sur la traque du createur du virus SpyEye Archived 2018 06 12 at the Wayback Machine 24 fevrier 2014 France 24 Hamza Bendelladj ne risque pas la peine de mort Archived 2016 04 27 at the Wayback Machine L Expression fr du 24 aout 2015 Pirate arrete virus en liberte Archived 2018 06 20 at the Wayback Machine Le Monde du 25 mai 2013 Algerie Hamza Bendelladj cracker indecryptable Archived 2018 06 14 at the Wayback Machine Jeune Afrique du 30 janvier 2013 Algerijnse hacker star van amerikanen en schonk aan palestijnen Archived 2018 06 05 at the Wayback Machine De Standaard edition du 22 septembre 2015 Notorious International Computer Hackers Sentenced Federal Bureau of Investigation Archived from the original on 2020 11 12 Retrieved 2020 11 21 Detenu a Atlanta Etats Unis Le hacker Hamza Bendelladj n a pas ete condamne a mort Archived 2015 08 26 at the Wayback Machine El Watan du 24 aout 2015 Affaire du hacker algerien Il risque 30 ans de prison Archived 2018 06 13 at the Wayback Machine Le Soir d Algerie 1er octobre 2015 Condamnation a mort du jeune hacker algerien l ambassadrice des Etats Unis coupe court a la rumeur Archived 2015 10 14 at the Wayback Machine Algerie Focus 23 aout 2015 Hacker Hamza Bendelladj sentenced to 15 years Archived 2018 07 13 at the Wayback Machine Al Jazeera 23 Apr 2016 Two Major International Hackers Who Developed the SpyEye Malware get over 24 Years Combined in Federal Prison Archived 2018 08 03 at the Wayback Machine Justice gov Wednesday April 20 2016 US bank hackers get long bail term Archived 2018 08 16 at the Wayback Machine BBC 21 avril 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hamza Bendelladj amp oldid 1123813220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
