Twitter Hack 2020

The attackers were managed to access direct messages from 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's. (Ravi Sharma/Unsplash)
Twitter Hack May Have Involved Another Teenager: Report
According to a recent report, a 16-year-old was served with a search warrant by federal agents at his home on Tuesday.
The attackers were managed to access direct messages from 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's. (Ravi Sharma/Unsplash)

Hillsborough County's Courthouse in Tampa, Florida
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17-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty to Twitter Hack as Defense Tries to Lower Bail From $725K
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 m...
Hillsborough County's Courthouse in Tampa, Florida
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Joseph O’Conner was accused of participating in a Twitter cryptocurrency scam.
Social Engineering: A Plague on Crypto and Twitter, Unlikely to Stop
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 co...
Joseph O’Conner was accused of participating in a Twitter cryptocurrency scam.

Hillsborough County's Courthouse in Tampa, Florida
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Twitter Hacker Owns $3.4M in Bitcoin, Court Sets Bail at $725K
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.
Hillsborough County's Courthouse in Tampa, Florida
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The 17-year-old hacker suspect faces 30 felony charges. (Twitter.com)
Officials Arrest 3 Allegedly Behind Twitter Hack
A Florida teenager suspected of spearheading the massive Twitter hack and subsequent high-profile bitcoin scam is in custody.
The 17-year-old hacker suspect faces 30 felony charges. (Twitter.com)

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Twitter Says 'Phone Spear Phishing' Let Hackers Gain Employee Credentials
Twitter has provided an update on what happened the day the social media giant lost control over its platform.
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CoinDesk's Twitter Hack Proved the Media Can't Rely on Web 2.0
Last week's Twitter hack, which downed a key CoinDesk channel for seven days, showed how news groups are overly dependent on social media.
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The attackers were managed to access direct messages from 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's. (Ravi Sharma/Unsplash)
Twitter Hackers Saw DMs From 36 Accounts, Including CoinDesk's
The attackers who compromised Twitter in a massive breach last week might have accessed direct messages from up to 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's.
The attackers were managed to access direct messages from 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's. (Ravi Sharma/Unsplash)

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Last Week's Big Twitter Hack Was Years in the Making
Last week's Twitter hack was a shock to the company. It shouldn’t have been. Scams have been growing more sophisticated for years.
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Crypto Long & Short: Why the Twitter Hack Was Good for Bitcoin (and It’s Not the Media Attention)
Yes, the Twitter hack was basically a giant bitcoin scam. But the fallout is showing the world the strengths of cryptocurrency and decentralization.
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