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Alleged Syrian Electronic Army Hacker Extradited to the US

Alleged Syrian Electronic Army Hacker

Extradited to the US
By: Liviu Arsene |

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May 10, 2016 | Posted in: Industry News

Alleged hacker Peter Romar, 36, has been extradited to the US following evidence of his involvement with
the hacker group known as the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA).
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Expected to appear in the Eastern District of Virginia court on Tuesday, the
German national is believed to have also helped extort money from US
companies. Working with Firas Dardar, a member of the SEA, Romar would
receive extortion payment from victims, after which he would send the money
to Syria.

The two hackers, charged with wire fraud and extortion, would use
spearphishing techniques to target systems of media networks, such as the
Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, and National Public Radio, along with
computers belonging to Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Justice Department. After
infiltration, Dardar would deface websites, steal sensitive data and use the victims account to send messages.

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Firas Dardar is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Syrian Electronic Army
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(SEA), a group of individuals who allegedly commit hacks in support of the Syrian

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Regime, reads the FBI Cyber Most Wanted page. It is alleged that, between
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September of 2011 and January of 2014, Dardar committed dozens of cyber attacks
against United States government agencies, media organizations, and private

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organizations under the SEA banner while using the online nickname, The Shadow.
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The group has also claimed responsibility for the Associated Press Twitter account hijack, in which they posted a

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false message that President Obama was hurt during a White House explosion. This caused stocks to temporarily
lose $136 billion in value.

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The two, plus a third SEA member, Ahmad Umar Agha, were charged with a series of hacking-related crimes.

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Dardar and Agha are also believed to have taken part in cyberattacks against Harvard University, The Washington
Post, the White House, NASA and Microsoft. The two are believed to be in Syria and have been placed on the FBIs

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Cyber Most Wanted list. Theres currently a reward of $100,000 for information leading to Dardars arrest.
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