Alleged Spy Eye Seller ‘Bx1’ Extradited to U.S.
Summary: Hamza Bendelladj, a 24-year-old Algerian arrested in Thailand earlier this year, was extradited this week to the United States and arraigned May 2, 2013 in Atlanta on charges he co-developed and sold the SpyEye banking trojan and ran a botnet used to hijack accounts at more than 200 financial institutions. The unsealed indictment alleges that as "Bx1" he sold web injects and automated transfer systems on the darkode.com fraud forum, and he faces up to 30 years in prison plus fines of up to $14 million.
Why it matters: The government says Bx1 made millions selling SpyEye components and harvesting victim data, while the principal author of the trojan, known as Gribodemon and Harderman, remains unnamed in the indictment because he had not been arrested.
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