The US accuses Mr Bendelladj of using the information gathered by SpyEye to steal cash from banks and of using the botnet for other purposes such as sending spam.
There is no doubt that British consumers have the impression they are regularly being ripped off by international cartels using cynical price-fixing measures to steal the last penny out of their wallets.
The hackers installed malware which enabled them to access any computer using the New York Times network, steal the password of every employee, and access 53 personal computers, mostly outside the Times offices.
Seeking treble damages, the suit accuses Thomson of using its two CCBN board seats to steal confidential information--including pricing data and competitive analysis--that helped it create a rival service, and of hiring people who had confidentiality agreements with CCBN.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed addressing European complaints about our Echelon electronic intelligence program, Woolsey said that the U.S. was not using Echelon to spy on European companies to steal their trade secrets.
Earlier this year a Chinese student in Japan was arrested for using a network of remote-controlled computers to steal virtual items in an online game called Lineage II and sell them to other players.
Seeking treble damages, the suit accuses Thomson of using its two seats on CCBN's board to steal confidential information--including pricing data and competitive analysis--that helped it create a rival service and of hiring people who had confidentiality agreements with CCBN.