HAPPY HACKER THE ZEUS BOTNET Named after the

HAPPY HACKER

THE ZEUS BOTNET Named after the invincible Greek god, this worm was known for stealing personal information by capturing data entered on Internet banking sites. The worm has also shown its ability to infect even mobile devices.

THE OFFENDER The 24 -year-old Algerian national Hamza Bendelladj was the hacker responsible for the Zeu. S botnet. He graduated in computer sciences in Algeria in 2008.

He has been in command of a significant Botnet using two of the most notorious financial malwares, Zeu. S and Spy. Eye. These have earned their masters some pretty massive payouts.

CAUGHT YOU! On January 6, Bendelladj was arrested by the FBI while attempting to transit through Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport from Malaysia for hacking private online accounts held in 217 banks and financial institutions worldwide.

TOTAL ACQUIRED POSSESSIONS The stolen assets from banks worldwide add up to $100 million --- that amounts to an estimate of P 40, 000!

ALIASES Bendelladj was dubbed as “Happy Hacker” because of his smiling appearance, even when he was arrested. He was also known by a miscreant nickname “bx 1”.

GIZMOS Police confiscated from Bendelladj tw olaptops, one tablet computer, a satellite phone and a number of external hard drives, where satellite phone and notebook computer were his main tools.

ESSENTIAL ACTIONS Bendelladj is under the custody of the Thai police. He is now awaiting extradition to the US state of Georgia, where a district court has issued a warrant for his arrest.

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENTS OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN ITP. 1101 Presentation by: Genie Rose Maximo Bantiloc BSIT 1 D Submitted to: Ms. Natividad Conception Subject Instructor