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Syrian Hacker Sentenced to 42 Months in US
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Ahmad Umar Agha, a Syrian hacker linked to the Syrian Electronic Army, received a 42-month prison sentence in the US on Thursday. Charged with hacking conspiracy since June 2014, Agha compromised 47 targets including Western news outlets and government bodies. His 2013 fake tweet about President Obama caused a flash crash wiping $136 billion from the Dow Jones.
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