Syrian hacker who posted fake White House explosions report sentenced to 42 months
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A Syrian man used a hijacked news agency Twitter account to post a fake report of explosions at the White House. He has been sentenced to 42 months in prison by a US federal court. The case concerns a hacking conspiracy linked to the former Assad regime in Syria.
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