Agha sentenced to 42 months in prison
1 Oct 30 · 12d ago · 3 articles · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 1
A federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia sentences Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months for his role in the hacking conspiracy. Agha compromised approximately 47 Western media outlets, businesses, NGOs, and government entities.
“Agha deployed his hacking skills in the service of Assad's regime to silence reporting on the regime's atrocities, intimidate its opponents, and incite U.S. servicemembers to refuse their orders.”
John EisenbergAhmad Umar Agha Syrian hacker, Syrian Electronic Army memberFiras Dardar Alleged co-conspiratorSyrian Electronic Army Hacking group
Bashar al-Assad Former Syrian President
John Eisenberg Assistant Attorney General for National Security
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first by Arab News, 13d ago
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I find this kind of reporting really disingenuous. They had to spend money to properly train and secure their employees due to the hack? No. They didn't do the basics and added it to the RAP sheet for the criminal. The SEA hacker deserves what he got, but your spend was not their fault, rather you just didn't do the basics that could have…
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U.S. Sentences Syrian Hacker Ahmed Omar Agha To 42 Months For Assad-Linked Cyberattacks: 5 outlets compared Agha sentenced in Virginia A federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Syrian citizen Ahmed Omar… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # Syria # mediaanalysis # MediaBias # newscompared # newscomparison #…
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I had totally missed this happening, one of my big group fascinations is the SEA. I think a lot of the hybrid state encouraged or enabled hacktivism we see now is basically drawn from how Assad nurtured the SEA as a sort of cyber paramilitary force. https:// therecord.media/syrian-electro nic-army-hacker-sentenced-three-years
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Syrian Man Sentenced For Wide-Ranging Hacking Conspiracy Conducted On Behalf Of The Bashar Al Assad Regime Key Takeaways: A federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # Syria
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