A 17-year-old Tampa, Florida teenager is in jail and facing 30 felony counts for allegedly orchestrating the massive Twitter hack that affected many high-profile figures
An Indian man poses for a photograph using Twitter on his cellpohne in Siliguri on March 27, 2018.India's ruling and main opposition parties on March 26 accused each other of using social media dirty tricks to mine and share followers' personal data. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress party of Rahul Gandhi have seized upon the data breach storm surrounding Facebook and other media to score political points against one another.
the teenager was the “mastermind” behind the hack, but Warren, in the press conference, said he could not comment on whether he acted alone., following a nationwide investigation conducted by the FBI and the Department of Justice. In total, the teenager “reaped more than $100,000 in Bitcoin in just one day,” the State Attorney’s office said.
Twitter issued a statement following the announcement saying it “appreciate[s] the swift actions of law enforcement in this investigation”:“These crimes were perpetrated using the names of famous people and celebrities, but they’re not the primary victims here. This ‘Bit-Con’ was designed to steal money from regular Americans from all over the country, including here in Florida,” Warren said in a statement.
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