In July 2020, hackers took over the accounts of notable figures such as Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos.
. The security breach saw the targeted accounts try to persuade followers to engage in a cryptocurrency scam.sent to my address below will be sent back doubled. If you send $1,000, I will send back $2,000," read one tweet from Obama's account."Only doing this for the next 30 minutes. Enjoy!"
One analysis from the firm Elliptic found the hackers received $121,000 from over 400 payments to three separate bitcoin addresses. The firm's co-founder, Tom Robinson, said it was a relatively low sum for an historic attack."We're acutely aware of our responsibilities to the people who use our service and to society more generally," the company wrote in a blog post."We're embarrassed, we're disappointed, and more than anything, we're sorry.
A citizen of the U.K. is accused of hacking over 130 social media accounts, including some belonging to celebrities, lawmakers and corporations. In this photo illustration, a Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone on May 27, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia.The investigation is being led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation San Francisco Division, with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Cyber Unit, the U.S.
The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency and the Spanish National Police provided assistance in the investigation of O'Connor and his arrest.reached out to Twitter for comment on O'Connor's arrest, but didn't receive a response before publication.Read more
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