He is facing several charges, including providing material support to a terrorist organization and aggravated identity theft.
The posting warned that soldiers of ISIS would strike at your necks in your own lands!
At the request of the U.S., Ferizi was arrested by Malaysian authorities in Kuala Lumpur last September.
with a hyperlink to a 30-page document.
He was later killed in a drone strike in Syria on August 24.
According to the DOJ, Ferizi waived extradition.
If convicted, he could face up to 35 years in prison.
An Albanian interpreter has been appointed in advance of his next court appearance on Friday.
Prosecutors say Ferizi is the source of one of the most high-profile ISIS hacking incidents of all time.
Ferizi, originally from the town of Gjakova in Kosovo, was studying computer sciences in Malaysia.
Ferizis arrest and Hussains death are part of a potential increased Pentagon focus on ISISs tech-savvy members.
In December, a U.S. drone strike also took out a lesser-known ISIS hacker, Siful Haque Sujan.
The unexpected digital achievements have provided the group with valuable propaganda that the U.S. has struggled to counter.
source: www.techworm.net
