Ahmad Umar Agha, known online as “Th3Pr0,” was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Virginia to 42 months behind bars for his role in a conspiracy that was organized by former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's closest advisers.
Syrian Electronic Army hacker gets prison time for attacks on Western targets
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