Syrian Hacker Behind Fake Tweet That Triggered $136 Billion Market Drop Gets 42 Months in Prison

Ahmad Umar Agha, a Syrian Electronic Army hacker known as "Th3Pr0," was sentenced to 42 months in U.S. prison for hacking the Associated Press Twitter account in 2013, causing a $136 billion stock market drop. The hacking group was led by Syrian government officials and aimed to disrupt Western news outlets.