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Russian pleads guilty in banking virus case
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» A Russian national accused of creating a virus that infected some 1.4 million computers to steal bank account data pleaded guilty Tuesday to US criminal charges, officials said.
'Smiling hacker' pleads innocent
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/05/2013
» ATLANTA, Georgia - An Algerian national accused by US prosecutors of promoting big-time cybercrime with powerful hacking software called SpyEye pleaded not guilty to criminal charges.
The "happy hacker" reappears – in the US
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/05/2013
» The so-called happy hacker, Hamza Bendelladj, seemed to disappear from the news soon after his arrest at Suvarnabhumi airport in January. Now we know where he is – and he’s still smiling.
Three-year hunt nabs 'smiling hacker'
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/05/2013
» ATLANTA - US officials have described an Algerian national known as "the smiling hacker" after his arrest at Suvarnabhumi airport in January as a brain behind a worldwide cybercrime consortium that taught ordinary computer users how to rob banks online.
Accused 'SpyEye' hacker in court
Published on 04/05/2013
» ATLANTA - An Algerian national implicated in the cybercrime consortium behind the SpyEye hacking software has appeared in court after a three-year manhunt that ended with his arrest in Bangkok.
Secrecy shrouds 'Smiling Hacker' case as us keeps coy
News, Published on 20/01/2013
» The mystery surrounding an Algerian man dubbed the ''smiling hacker'' has deepened, with prosecutors unable to say when he will appear in court and US officials refusing to specify what laws he has broken.
Cyber attacks hit global banks for $80 mn: study
AFP, Published on 27/06/2012
» A wave of cyber attacks has likely stolen at least $80 million from bank accounts in Europe, the United States and elsewhere, a security report said Tuesday.
Cyber crime techniques grow more sophisticated
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/09/2010
» Security experts have warned of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, such as 'SpyEye', which target cyber banking details, as well as mobile malware and other threats against businesses and political targets.