Syrian Electronic Army Hacker Sentenced to 42 Months in US Court
A Syrian Electronic Army hacker was sentenced to 42 months in prison after evading United States authorities for more than ten years following attacks on media and government targets.
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A federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months in prison on Thursday, SecurityWeek reported. Agha, who used the online pseudonym Th3Pr0, was affiliated with the Syrian Electronic Army cybercrime group. [1]
According to SecurityWeek, United States authorities charged Agha over 12 years ago, but he evaded law enforcement for more than a decade. Prosecutors said the hacking campaign targeted media organizations, private businesses, and government entities, including a high-profile compromise of the Associated Press Twitter account in 2013. [1]
The United States Department of Justice stated that figures close to Bashar al-Assad directed the hacking conspiracy, including the head of the General Intelligence Directorate of Syria, SecurityWeek reported. Assad served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his overthrow in 2024. [1][2]
In short
- Ahmad Umar Agha received a 42-month prison sentence in a United States federal court.
- Agha operated under the alias Th3Pr0 as part of the Syrian Electronic Army.
- The hacker hijacked the Associated Press Twitter account in 2013 and evaded authorities for over a decade.
Sources
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- [1]Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the RunSecurityWeek, 14h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Bashar al-Assad on Wikipedia
- [3]Decade on Wikipedia
- [4]Decade on Grokipedia
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