Not pictured: the Lizard Squad. (credit: William B. Neaves)

Federal prosecutors have charged two 19-year-old men with running “hacking-for-hire” websites that attacked companies worldwide and did business with international hacking groups “Lizard Squad” and “PoodleCorp.” Zachary Buchta of Fallston, Maryland, and Bradley Jan Willem van Rooy of the Netherlands, have both been charged with conspiring to cause damage to protected computers.

Buchta walked out of federal court in Chicago yesterday after being released on bail. He was arrested earlier but released on his own recognizance. The judge ruled that Buchta can live with his mother in Maryland while he awaits trial, but he won’t be allowed to access the Internet or have any contact with van Rooy. As for van Rooy, he was arrested in the Netherlands last month and remains in custody there.

The allegations against Buchta and van Rooy are among the first US charges related to Lizard Squad.