Hacker held in Thailand pending extradition
Bangkok's Ratchadapisek Criminal Court yesterday ordered that Algerian hacking suspect Hamza Bendelladj, 24, be detained pending extradition to the United States for prosecution over banking fraud.
Bendelladj, who got a computer science degree in Algeria in 2008, was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sunday night. The suspect was allegedly heading to Cairo and had a layover in Bangkok. He is wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly hacking into bank accounts, which made him US$10 million (Bt304.6 million). Bendelladj claims he used the money for personal expenses and travel, and was not connected to any cyber crime syndicate.
