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Syrian hacker who served Assad regime gets 42 months in US prison

·Source: CyberScoop

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Executive Summary

Ahmad Umar Agha is best known for posting a fake Associated Press tweet claiming President Obama was injured in a White House bombing. The post Syrian hacker who served Assad regime gets 42 months in US prison appeared first on CyberScoop .

Analysis

Ahmad Umar Agha is best known for posting a fake Associated Press tweet claiming President Obama was injured in a White House bombing. The post Syrian hacker who served Assad regime gets 42 months in US prison appeared first on CyberScoop .
Source Attribution

Originally published by CyberScoop on Oct 30, 2026.

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