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Spain arrests British citizen at US request to hack Twitter in 2020
Spain arrests British citizen at US request to hack Twitter in 2020
Washington (Sputnik) – The Spanish police have arrested a British citizen wanted at the request of the US authorities in connection with the hacking of … 07.21.2021, Sputnik Mundo
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The Justice Department said in a statement that Joseph O’Connor, 22, had been arrested “on multiple counts of the July 2020 Twitter hack that resulted in the hacking of more than 130 Twitter accounts, including those of politicians, celebrities and businesses.” . He added that O’Connor, who is also accused of hacking related to the hijacking of TikTok and Snapchat user accounts and cyberbullying an event victim, will be tried in the United States if convicted. Among them are US President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and rapper Kanye West suffered an unprecedented cyber attack on July 15, 2020. After they were kidnapped by unknown hackers, the accounts were published Letters urging users to send donations in bitcoins, with a promise to receive them. Double the amount in return. According to an initial estimate, the scammers had collected more than $100,000 in cryptocurrency. The FBI is investigating the incident. (Sputnik) Twitter has more than 330 million users.
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Washington (Sputnik) – Spanish police have arrested a British citizen wanted at the request of US authorities in connection with the 2020 Twitter hack that led to the hacking of more than 100 high-profile accounts on the microblogging service, the Ministry of Justice announced.
The Justice Department said in a statement that Joseph O’Connor, 22, had been arrested “on multiple counts of the July 2020 Twitter hack that resulted in the hacking of more than 130 Twitter accounts, including those of politicians, celebrities and businesses.” .
O’Connor, also charged Computer interventions related to the takeover of TikTok and Snapchat user accounts and cyberbullying of an event victimHe added that he would be sentenced in the United States if convicted.
Several verified high-profile Twitter accounts, including those of US President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and rapper Kanye West, have suffered an unprecedented cyber attack in July 15, 2020.
The accounts, which were kidnapped by unknown hackers, posted messages urging users to send donations in bitcoin, with the promise that they would receive double the amount refunded.
According to an initial estimate, the scammers had amassed more than $100,000 in cryptocurrency.
The FBI is investigating the incident. (Sputnik)
Twitter has more than 330 million users.