Kuwait Court Drops Case Against Notorious Pentagon Hacker
pThe Kuwaiti Court of Cassation upheld on Sunday the dismissal of criminal charges against a notorious Kuwaiti hacker who had infiltrated hundreds of websites around the world including the US Department of Defenses Pentagon website
The Court of Cassation the highest judicial authority affirmed a previous ruling by the Court of Appeals that the 28yearold defendant could not be prosecuted for the allegations in this case which occurred 10 years ago
The accused faced criminal charges related to his hacking of the US Department of Defense website accessing sensitive weapon sites and infiltrating 200 American websites with the information being published in 2011
On October 9 2023 the Criminal Court dropped the criminal case against the hacker accused of breaking into global websites including the Pentagons website
The courts decision to drop the charges against the hacker was based on the principle that the accused could not be tried for accusations committed over 10 years ago as the acts were carried out from 2010 to 2012
The charge of endangering Kuwaits potential to sever relations by hacking the US Department of Defense website was also dismissed
The prosecution had accused the defendant of hacking more than 200 sites some of which contained confidential information belonging to the US
The hacker was also accused of deceitfully appropriating money through fraud by marketing his website posthack to attract victims to subscribe and browse the websiteppSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held a phone call on Monday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to congratulate him for being reelected the Saudi Press Agency reported
The two sides also discussed relations and ways to strengthen and develop them in various fields SPA said
They also reviewed a number of topics of mutual interest it addedpp
انشئ حسابا خاصا بك لتحصل على أخبار مخصصة لك ولتتمتع بخاصية حفظ المقالات وتتلقى نشراتنا البريدية المتنوعة
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The Court of Cassation the highest judicial authority affirmed a previous ruling by the Court of Appeals that the 28yearold defendant could not be prosecuted for the allegations in this case which occurred 10 years ago
The accused faced criminal charges related to his hacking of the US Department of Defense website accessing sensitive weapon sites and infiltrating 200 American websites with the information being published in 2011
On October 9 2023 the Criminal Court dropped the criminal case against the hacker accused of breaking into global websites including the Pentagons website
The courts decision to drop the charges against the hacker was based on the principle that the accused could not be tried for accusations committed over 10 years ago as the acts were carried out from 2010 to 2012
The charge of endangering Kuwaits potential to sever relations by hacking the US Department of Defense website was also dismissed
The prosecution had accused the defendant of hacking more than 200 sites some of which contained confidential information belonging to the US
The hacker was also accused of deceitfully appropriating money through fraud by marketing his website posthack to attract victims to subscribe and browse the websiteppSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held a phone call on Monday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to congratulate him for being reelected the Saudi Press Agency reported
The two sides also discussed relations and ways to strengthen and develop them in various fields SPA said
They also reviewed a number of topics of mutual interest it addedpp
انشئ حسابا خاصا بك لتحصل على أخبار مخصصة لك ولتتمتع بخاصية حفظ المقالات وتتلقى نشراتنا البريدية المتنوعة
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