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1mo ago

Smiling Hacker

Hamza Bendelladj

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I'll be honest. Charity aside, I like that the guy kicked the banks in the dick.

Even his prison guards are smiling. One on the left looks like he admires him.

I doubt he'll still be smiling after 15 years in a Thai prison.
- According to his Wikipedia article, he was sentenced in the US so I suppose he is in an American prison.
  
  That explains why he got 15 years for a non-violent crime.
  
  I guess that's slightly better.

Despite much information on the internet Bendelladj did not get sentenced to death, and claims saying he donated any money to charity are almost impossible to verify. Trial documents did not mention any donations or charity activities, making the claim of charity disputed and not known for sure.
Is there any proof of the charity claims? Because Wikipedia gives nothing
- Would be a bad hacker if he left a trail of all the money
  
  Money leaves a trail by itself, it doesn't magically disappear and reappear somewhere else
- Pretty much any word in the picture is contradicted by the Wikipedia article
  
  As many narrative exist depending on who's facts you're listening to.
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/9/21/hamza-bendelladj-is-the-algerian-hacker-a-hero
  
  Al-Jazeera is not a credible source

Cool motive, still theft.
- Theft against banks.
  
  According to the Wikipedia he withdrew money from private individuals' credit cards.

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