Syrian Hacker to Face US Charges

An alleged Syrian computer hacker sympathetic to the Syrian government is scheduled appear in U.S. federal court Tuesday to face conspiracy charges in connection with a hacking-related blackmail plot. A U.S. law enforcement official said Peter Romar, an alleged member of the hacking group Syrian Electronic Army, is being extradited and was flown Monday from Germany. Romar, a Syrian national who lives in Germany, is scheduled to appear Wednesday federal court in Alexandria,...

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