Syrian Man Sentenced to 42 Months in US Prison for Pro-Assad Hacking
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The United States Department of Justice announced that a federal court in the eastern region of Virginia had sentenced the Syrian Arab Republic, Ahmed Omar Agha, to 42 months ' imprisonment, after having been convicted of participating in a plot to carry out cyber-piracy attacks against media institutions, companies, international organizations and government agencies, with a view to serving the former regime.
Syrian man sentenced to 42 months in US prison for pro-Assad hacking
WASHINGTON: A Syrian man was sentenced to 42 months in prison on Thursday for his role in computer hacking on behalf of the regime of former Syrian president Bashar Assad, the US Justice Department said. Ahmad Umar Agha, 32, and co-conspirators hacked Western media outlets, businesses, non-governmental organizations and US and allied government entities “to spread the former Syrian government’s propaganda,” the department said in a statement. Th…
Peace: The Federal Court in Virginia sentenced 32-year-old Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agu, known online under the pseudonym Th3Pr0 (The Pro), to 42 months ' imprisonment.
Washington (United States): The United States Department of Justice announced that a Syrian man was sentenced to 42 months ' imprisonment for his role in cyberpiracy for the benefit of former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad ' s regime. In a statement, the Department stated that 32-year-old Ahmed Omar Agha, together with other conspirators, had hacked Western media organizations, businesses and non-governmental organizations in additio…
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