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2020 Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years on Crypto Theft, SIM Swapping Scheme
23.6.2023
Joseph O'Conner, a British man who made roughly $900,000 in an elaborate Twitter hack and a separate crypto-related SIM-swapping scheme, received a 5 year sentence from a federal judge on Friday, Inner City Press reported
US Authorities Extradite UK Citizen Behind 2020 Twitter Hack, SIM Swap Crypto Theft
10.5.2023
Twenty-three-year-old Joseph O’Connor, known by his handle PlugWalkJoe, was arrested in Spain in 2021
Twitter Hires Noted Hacker as Head of Security Months After Bitcoin Scam
17.11.2020
Twitter has hired Peiter Zatko, a prominent white-hat hacker going by the handle "Mudge," to help prevent future security breaches
New York Regulator Calls for More Social Media Oversight After Twitter Hack
14.10.2020
NYDFS said cybersecurity must be treated as critical infrastructure by governments and corporations alike
Twitter Tightens Security Ahead of Presidential Election
18.9.2020
Twitter is making a host of new security measures compulsory for accounts belonging to users considered influential in the upcoming election
Hacker Hijacks Twitter Account of Indian Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, Asks Followers for Crypto
3.9.2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the latest victim of a Twitter hack undertaken to trick social media users into sending crypto to the attackers
Twitter Hack May Have Involved Another Teenager: Report
2.9.2020
According to a recent report, a 16-year-old was served with a search warrant by federal agents at his home on Tuesday
17-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty to Twitter Hack as Defense Tries to Lower Bail From $725K
5.8.2020
The 17-year-old charged with being the mastermind behind July's Twitter hack has pleaded not guilty; the defense says bail posted is "grossly inappropriate" to the amount of money stolen
Social Engineering: A Plague on Crypto and Twitter, Unlikely to Stop
5.8.2020
The SIM swapping community entered the spotlight after helping the Twitter hacker breach the social media platform, but these threat actors have been going after the crypto community for years
Twitter Hacker Owns $3.4M in Bitcoin, Court Sets Bail at $725K
3.8.2020
Twitter hack alleged ringleader Graham Clark, the subject of a previous criminal investigation, had bail set at $725,000 at his first court appearance Saturday
Federal Agents Arrest Suspected 17-Year-Old Twitter Hack ‘Mastermind’ in Florida
1.8.2020
On Friday a 17-year-old Tampa teenager was arrested in Florida for allegedly being the “mastermind” behind the July 15 Twitter hack that saw a great number of high profile accounts compromised. The hack also netted roughly $120,000 worth of bitcoins by leading unknowing individuals...
Suspected Twitter Hacker Arrested In Florida
31.7.2020
A Florida teenager suspected of spearheading the massive Twitter hack and subsequent high-profile bitcoin scam is in custody
Twitter Says ‘Phone Spear Phishing’ Let Hackers Gain Employee Credentials
31.7.2020
Twitter has provided an update on what happened the day the social media giant lost control over its platform
CoinDesk’s Twitter Hack Proved the Media Can’t Rely on Web 2.0
24.7.2020
Last week's Twitter hack, which downed a key CoinDesk channel for seven days, showed how news groups are overly dependent on social media
Twitter Hackers Saw DMs From 36 Accounts, Including CoinDesk’s
23.7.2020
The attackers who compromised Twitter in a massive breach last week might have accessed direct messages from up to 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's
Last Week’s Big Twitter Hack Was Years in the Making
20.7.2020
Last week's Twitter hack was a shock to the company. It shouldn’t have been. Scams have been growing more sophisticated for years
Crypto Long & Short: Why the Twitter Hack Was Good for Bitcoin (and It’s Not the Media Attention)
19.7.2020
Yes, the Twitter hack was basically a giant bitcoin scam. But the fallout is showing the world the strengths of cryptocurrency and decentralization
Twitter Hacker Is Mixing Bitcoin Loot Using a Wasabi Wallet, Elliptic Says
17.7.2020
According to the crypto analytics firm, 2.89 bitcoin associated with Wednesday’s security breach was moved to a Wasabi wallet late last night
Money Reimagined: This Isn’t Good for Bitcoin
17.7.2020
This week's Twitter hack won't make it easier for the crypto industry to win friends in Washington D.C., with possible implications for DeFi and more. How we talk about events like this matters
Blockchain Bites: Binance’s Bitcoin Mining, ConsenSys’ Legal Trouble and Why Politicians Blame Twitter, Not Bitcoin
17.7.2020
Binance will consolidate its bitcoin mining, ConsenSys is accused of intellectual property theft and Wonder Woman's illustrator will sell art on Ethereum