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
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
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
NYDFS said cybersecurity must be treated as critical infrastructure by governments and corporations alike.
Twitter Tightens Security Ahead of Presidential Election
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
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
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
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
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
Twitter hack ringleader Graham Clark, the subject of a previous criminal investigation, had bail set at $725,000 at his first court appearance Saturday.
Suspected Twitter Hacker Arrested In Florida
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
Twitter has provided an update on what happened the day the social media giant lost control over its platform.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Twitter Hacker Is Mixing Bitcoin Loot Using a Wasabi Wallet, Elliptic Says
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
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
Binance will consolidate its bitcoin mining, ConsenSys is accused of intellectual property theft and Wonder Woman’s illustrator will sell art on Ethereum.