Assad-Linked Hacker Sentenced for Attacks on U.S. TargetsHacking Campaign Against Journalists and U.S. Institutions Ends in Prison SentenceAssad-Linked Hacker Gets 42 Months for Attacks on U.S. Targets
Ahmad Umar Agha was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison on October 29 in Virginia for a hacking conspiracy linked to Bashar al-Assad’s former Syrian government.Ahmad Umar Agha received a 42-month sentence on October 29 in Virginia for cyberattacks tied to Bashar al-Assad’s former government, including attacks on media and government targets.A federal court in Virginia ordered Ahmad Umar Agha to serve 42 months in prison on October 29 for a cyber conspiracy targeting U.S. institutions, Marines and financial markets.