{"id":49500,"date":"2023-05-10T11:07:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T15:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=49500"},"modified":"2023-05-10T11:38:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T15:38:03","slug":"briton-confesses-to-2020-celebrity-twitter-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/briton-confesses-to-2020-celebrity-twitter-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"Briton Confesses to 2020 Celebrity Twitter Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A British man has pleaded guilty to participating in a massive Twitter hack that targeted celebrities, politicians, and businesses in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In July 2020, over 130 Twitter accounts, including those of Barack Obama\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/clipPath>\r\n <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West, were compromised. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hackers used social engineering techniques to access Twitter's internal systems. They posted tweets requesting followers to send Bitcoin to a specific address and promised to double the amount sent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victims affected by the scam generated nearly $117,000 in Bitcoin. The hack also raised security concerns about Twitter's ability to protect its users and prevent the spread of misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind-the-Schemes <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Briton who pled guilty is 23-year-old Joseph James O'Connor, also known as PlugwalkJoe. He faced extradition from Spain<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> in April 2021 on multiple counts of computer intrusion, extortion, stalking, wire fraud, and money laundering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He confessed to his involvement in the hack of Twitter and other hacking schemes involving SIM swapping, cyberstalking, and swatting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O'Connor was not the only person involved in the Twitter hack.<\/a> US authorities also charged three other men: Graham Ivan Clark, 19, of Florida; Mason Sheppard, 23, of Bognor Regis, UK; and Nima Fazeli, 23, of Orlando, Florida. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2021, Clark pled guilty and was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention. Sheppard and Fazeli are awaiting trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n