But in the past year he has became a full-time bug hunter and independent security researcher, meaning he scours organizations' computer infrastructure for security vulnerabilities. And he hasn't looked back.
While some of these people are back home now, they fear they might be picked up again abruptly."We are not playthings," Ms Begum said.
"These are human beings, you can't toss them around as per your whims."Weather forecasts play a huge role in our daily lives. They help us to decide how we get to work, if we need an umbrella and when to hang out the washing.For industries like farming, shipping, aviation and renewable energy, accurate forecasts are essential.
I've been presenting the weather on the BBC for nearly 30 years. Over that time, I've witnessed how our changing climate is bringing more extreme and intense weather events.It is so important to keep improving the way we predict the weather, and scientists are exploring how AI could make forecasting more accurate, efficient, and faster than ever before.
In some countries, broadcasters have even begun to experiment with AI-generated weather presenters.
But does all this mean that forecasters like me could soon be out of a job?At least 54,470 people have been killed in Gaza since then, including 4,201 since Israel resumed its offensive on 18 March, according to the territory's health ministry.
Boeing has agreed to pay $1.1bn (£811.5m) to avoid prosecution over two fatal airline crashes that killed 346 people.The payments are part of a settlement with the US Justice Department (DOJ) over crashes involving 737 Max jets in October 2018 and March 2019.
The agreement includes the US aviation giant paying $444.5m to families of crash victims. It will also put $455m towards improving its compliance, safety and quality programmes.Under the deal, Boeing also agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $487.2m, with half of that already paid in 2021.