YnetnewsSecurity
Syrian Hacker Tied to Assad Regime Sentenced to 42 Months in US Prison
Summarized from Ynetnews by baba
CenterNeutral tone
Plus
Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha, linked to the Bashar Assad regime, received a 42-month prison sentence in the United States. He was wanted for over a decade for hacking numerous Western entities and was part of the Syrian Electronic Army. Agha previously hacked the IDF spokesperson's account and spread false news, including a fabricated report of explosions at the White House in 2013.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha sentenced to 42 months in prison in the US.
- Agha served the Bashar Assad regime and was known online as 'The Pro.'
- He participated in hacking approximately 47 Western media outlets and organizations.
- Agha was a member of the 'Syrian Electronic Army' group.
- The group previously hacked the IDF spokesperson's account.
- In 2013, Agha spread a false report of explosions at the White House via AP Twitter.
Ynetnews publishes in English. The key points are summarized above. Read Ynetnews’s full report from the link at the top of the page.
Mentioned
