Junaid Hussain
Junaid Hussain | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1994 |
| Died | 25 August 2015 (aged 21) |
| Cause of death | Drone strike |
| Other names | Abu Hussain al-Britani |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom Pakistani |
| Occupation | Hacker |
| Spouse | Sally-Anne Jones (?-2015) |
| Children | 1 |
Junaid Hussain (c. 1994 – 25 August 2015) was a British black hat hacker and propagandist under the nom de guerre of Abu Hussain al-Britani who supported the Islamic State (IS). Hussain, who was raised in Birmingham in a family originally from Pakistan, was jailed in 2012 for hacking Tony Blair's accounts and posting his personal information online. Hussain left the UK around 2013 for Syria.
Hussain was killed in 2015 via airstrike.