Thai police nab suspect wanted for hacking by FBI

Thai police arrested an Algerian national on the US Federal Bureau of Investigation's top-10 wanted list for allegedly making millions from cybercrime, officials said Monday.

Hamza Bendelladj, 24, was arrested late Sunday while attempting to transit through Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport from Malaysia, Immigration Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Phanu Kerdlabpol said.

"We were tipped off to his arrival by the FBI, who have been following his case for the past three years," Phanu said.

Bendelladj, who graduated in computer sciences from college in Algeria in 2008, has allegedly hacked private accounts in 217 banks and financial companies worldwide, amassing "huge amounts" in illicit earnings, the police commissioner told a press conference.//DPA