Syrian hacker who hacked IDF spokesperson's account sentenced to prison in US

Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Aga, who served the regime of Bashar al-Assad and was known as The Pro, has been sentenced to 42 months in prison in the US. He was involved in hacking 47 Western media outlets, companies, and organizations, including the account of the IDF spokesperson and the Associated Press.

Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Aga, known online as The Pro and a servant of Bashar al-Assad's regime, has been sentenced to 42 months in prison in the US. He had been wanted for over a decade and was involved in hacking 47 Western media outlets, companies, and organizations. Aga was a member of the Syrian Electronic Army group, which previously hacked the IDF spokesperson's account and spread a false message about a radiation leak in Dimona. In one attack in 2013, he took control of the Associated Press Twitter account and published a fake message claiming two explosions at the White House and that President Barack Obama was injured.