Syrian hacker who posted fake White House explosions report sentenced to 42 months

Ahmad Umar Agha, also known as Th3Pr0, was sentenced to 42 months by a federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia, according to the US Department of Justice. He used a hijacked news agency Twitter account to post a fake report of explosions at the White House, which the headline links to a $136 billion market drop. The article says his central role was in a hacking conspiracy organised and led by members of the former Syrian government.

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