Topic: Twitter Hackers Arrested! [Updated] - page 3. (Read 1092 times)
It's really surprising that a 17 year old teen pull up such a massive hack on twitter, with all the felony charges against him, he will serve not less than 20 years if found quilty of those crimes. This is sure a challenge for mega platforms to up their game to prevent their servers from being preyed on by hackers
Damn I remember back when I was 17 years old my mind was all about online games and hanging out with my friends and this kid already done something like this alarming and for sure he wouldn't be enjoying the next year's of his life.
I also doubt that it was only him that made this mess maybe he got some help but doesn't want to or he is afraid to tell who help him.
I also doubt that it was only him that made this mess maybe he got some help but doesn't want to or he is afraid to tell who help him.
To be honest, I was surprised to find out that Twitter hackers turned out to only 3 teenagers. This is totally unexpected,
I imagine the culprit is some professional hackers. But the reality is quite surprising, even though this is a technological
crime which has a big effect.Imagine what was hacked was a famous peoples account, surely the victims are very many.
And the penalties that are accepted 3 teen hackers this is definitely quite heavy.
I imagine the culprit is some professional hackers. But the reality is quite surprising, even though this is a technological
crime which has a big effect.Imagine what was hacked was a famous peoples account, surely the victims are very many.
And the penalties that are accepted 3 teen hackers this is definitely quite heavy.
Reminds me of the Ross Ulbricht situation where he was a smart guy but got by one simple screw up that was tied to him personally.
I don't have any sympathy for them. They knew what they were doing and they were trying to scam innocent people (though you had to be pretty stupid to fall for their obvious doubler scam). They were apparently making a lot of money hacking into old and abandoned twitter accounts and selling them for big money. If you have a twitter with an in demand name or and 'OG' account you can sell them for quite a lot.
Why would he have to work for them? He'll get a prison term not a slavery deal.
Same with my thinking right now. With his capabilities, this talent can be use by the government.
There's a good place for him to develop more without breaking any laws again, if he will enhance his skills by helping the government
he will be more useful from his chosen filled.
Maybe he should have used his talents better in the first place and got a good paying job rather than becoming a cyber thief.
Not an ordinary kid, the Prosecutor is right because this kid has some special talent which can be use to grow himself in techy world but this kid was wrong on committing a crime that could take his freedom and develop his skills. Maybe he thought this is just a game, they are playing with it but not knowing how they'll end up if they got caught.
I read in the news that these hackers were able to amassed around $100k of bitcoin, but not sure on how much they really make in total, maybe higher, but it doesn't matter now, what matter is the perpetrator got arrested and their scams has stopped, for sure this is a group, hopefully he will cooperate so others will be arrested too and pay for their crimes.
https://twitter.com/zackwhittaker/status/1283594532140056576
I read in the news that these hackers were able to amassed around $100k of bitcoin, but not sure on how much they really make in total, maybe higher, but it doesn't matter now, what matter is the perpetrator got arrested and their scams has stopped, for sure this is a group, hopefully he will cooperate so others will be arrested too and pay for their crimes.
https://twitter.com/zackwhittaker/status/1283594532140056576
I don't have any sympathy for them. They knew what they were doing and they were trying to scam innocent people (though you had to be pretty stupid to fall for their obvious doubler scam). They were apparently making a lot of money hacking into old and abandoned twitter accounts and selling them for big money. If you have a twitter with an in demand name or and 'OG' account you can sell them for quite a lot.
I wonder if he'll have to work for the government while he's doing his time. Definitely worth using his talent in a benevolent way
Why would he have to work for them? He'll get a prison term not a slavery deal.
I wonder if he'll have to work for the government while he's doing his time. Definitely worth using his talent in a benevolent way
Same with my thinking right now. With his capabilities, this talent can be use by the government.
There's a good place for him to develop more without breaking any laws again, if he will enhance his skills by helping the government
he will be more useful from his chosen filled.
Maybe he should have used his talents better in the first place and got a good paying job rather than becoming a cyber thief.
It was really shocking to know that the people behind the big hack of Twitter accounts of some famous personalities are just teenagers. It is amazing how those teenagers have thought and executed such crime even at a younf age. Surely they were gifted with talent when it comes to technology and hacking techniques. It is just awful that the talent they have was used in a very wrong way which is to commit a crime. For sure they would take the consequences of their actions behind bars even at such a young age they have. At this time they have already wasted their talents and of course their life for committing a big crime. Imagine hacking the well-known personalities Twitter accounts and taking down tons of amount of money. That will surely be sentenced with many cases in exchange.
Kids at this times do possess a very big minds to do impossible things possible even at a very young age. It was just veey awful that they did not use such talents for good. Up to this point of time I still doubt that those teenagers are alone to execute such crime maybe they have some old ones with them and they were just the ones being busted for such act. But if they really did do it just on their own, they are really amazing but such a waste of gifted knowledge and talent because they just use it for crime.
Kids at this times do possess a very big minds to do impossible things possible even at a very young age. It was just veey awful that they did not use such talents for good. Up to this point of time I still doubt that those teenagers are alone to execute such crime maybe they have some old ones with them and they were just the ones being busted for such act. But if they really did do it just on their own, they are really amazing but such a waste of gifted knowledge and talent because they just use it for crime.
I wonder if he'll have to work for the government while he's doing his time. Definitely worth using his talent in a benevolent way
Same with my thinking right now. With his capabilities, this talent can be use by the government.
There's a good place for him to develop more without breaking any laws again, if he will enhance his skills by helping the government
he will be more useful from his chosen filled.
I wonder if he'll have to work for the government while he's doing his time. Definitely worth using his talent in a benevolent way
Not an ordinary kid, the Prosecutor is right because this kid has some special talent which can be use to grow himself in techy world but this kid was wrong on committing a crime that could take his freedom and develop his skills. Maybe he thought this is just a game, they are playing with it but not knowing how they'll end up if they got caught.
I read in the news that these hackers were able to amassed around $100k of bitcoin, but not sure on how much they really make in total, maybe higher, but it doesn't matter now, what matter is the perpetrator got arrested and their scams has stopped, for sure this is a group, hopefully he will cooperate so others will be arrested too and pay for their crimes.
https://twitter.com/zackwhittaker/status/1283594532140056576
I read in the news that these hackers were able to amassed around $100k of bitcoin, but not sure on how much they really make in total, maybe higher, but it doesn't matter now, what matter is the perpetrator got arrested and their scams has stopped, for sure this is a group, hopefully he will cooperate so others will be arrested too and pay for their crimes.
https://twitter.com/zackwhittaker/status/1283594532140056576
Genius kid, unfortunately, he used his skills in a bad way, he will rot in jail now, that's a lot case being filed on him and the bad thing is that talent cannot longer be used, unless he knows how to hack the code in the jail and escape.
This kids will learned things in the Hardaway, hacking known people brings them more curious
and vigilant knowing that they are exposed now
And the chance that it will happen again is not impossible, this young dudes will be an eye opener
though. Expect more tight securities.
Kids nowadays are very smart, most of the hackers I guess are young, they just love to experiment but without enough knowledge on the law.
If this kid is aware of the possible jail time he will face, I'm sure he will not even try to do this.
If this kid is aware of the possible jail time he will face, I'm sure he will not even try to do this.
They knew that because they are exposed, they are just adventurous thinking that they'll be
able to break the law completely.
Now they will realized the after effect of being adventurous in the wrong ways, the punishment
will give them the regrets from the things that they've done.
Still a good news for us as this shows authorities are competent.
Indeed, giving things into justice served by the authorities makes them more effective on this space.
But are they going to return at least partial of the stolen bitcoins to the users? Nothing mentioned if they recovered some and at least return it to people that got screwed by this mess. It is a pity that this youngster used his skills in a bad way. If he just contacted twitter and submit the flaws or bugs in their system, maybe the story would be different.
Genius kid, unfortunately, he used his skills in a bad way, he will rot in jail now, that's a lot case being filed on him and the bad thing is that talent cannot longer be used, unless he knows how to hack the code in the jail and escape.
This kids will learned things in the Hardaway, hacking known people brings them more curious
and vigilant knowing that they are exposed now
And the chance that it will happen again is not impossible, this young dudes will be an eye opener
though. Expect more tight securities.
Kids nowadays are very smart, most of the hackers I guess are young, they just love to experiment but without enough knowledge on the law.
If this kid is aware of the possible jail time he will face, I'm sure he will not even try to do this.
If this kid is aware of the possible jail time he will face, I'm sure he will not even try to do this.
They knew that because they are exposed, they are just adventurous thinking that they'll be
able to break the law completely.
Now they will realized the after effect of being adventurous in the wrong ways, the punishment
will give them the regrets from the things that they've done.
Still a good news for us as this shows authorities are competent.
Indeed, giving things into justice served by the authorities makes them more effective on this space.
Early this morning, the FBI, IRS, US Secret Service, and Florida law enforcement placed a 17-year-old in Tampa, Florida, under arrest — accusing him of being the “mastermind” behind the biggest security and privacy breach in Twitter’s history, one that took over the accounts of President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and more to perpetrate a huge bitcoin scam on July 15th.
The teen is currently in jail, being charged with over 30 felony count, including organized fraud, communications fraud, identity theft, and hacking, according to Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren in a just-broadcast news conference describing the arrest.
It’s not clear whether the 17-year-old is the only suspect in the case. “I can’t comment on whether he worked alone,” said Warren. He was arrested at his apartment where he lives by himself, authorities stated.
UPDATE: 3:30 PM EST — According to the U.S. Department of Justice, two other individuals — 19-year-old U.K. resident Mason Sheppard and 22-year-old Florida resident Nima Fazeli — have also been charged for their alleged participation in the hacks.
Sheppard has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and the intentional access of a protected computer.
Fazeli has been charged with aiding and abetting the intentional access of a protected computer. Both were charged via a complaint filed in the Northern District of California, according to the DOJ's statement.
Among the listed participants in the investigation was blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21349920/twitter-hack-arrest-florida-teen-fbi-irs-secret-service
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/73626/florida-arrest-twitter-hacks-bitcoin
I am being surprised by hearing this news. Because a 17 years guy hacked Twitter account and get too many Bitcoin. How he do that? I think there a team who do that. There is needed a good investigation for catching all the hackers. Then give them strong punishment.
The kid just ruined his career, he was not that smart in doing these and then open to tracking everything he does, it did not even take a long time to catch them, they hacked and then they wanted to make money with it and everything happened quickly, they hacked the accounts and then planned to sell those accounts and raised a lot of bitcoin and then within a week they are caught. Incredible story. 
UPDATE: 3:30 PM EST — According to the U.S. Department of Justice, two other individuals — 19-year-old U.K. resident Mason Sheppard and 22-year-old Florida resident Nima Fazeli — have also been charged for their alleged participation in the hacks.
Knew that the hack can't involve just one person. They are group that must have been planning the hack for long.
So many offences for a 17yo kid, Twitter should be ashamed about how it happened. Heads up to the kid or maybe the hackers because only a genius would pull such huge stunts
Early this morning, the FBI, IRS, US Secret Service, and Florida law enforcement placed a 17-year-old in Tampa, Florida, under arrest — accusing him of being the “mastermind” behind the biggest security and privacy breach in Twitter’s history, one that took over the accounts of President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and more to perpetrate a huge bitcoin scam on July 15th.
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Oowoo
17 years teen broke twitter security. Probable his not a ordinary kid. I mean in that age i was busy to play video games and if i'm not wrong many people was. 
This news is really unexpected. But one thing sure that twitter should ashamed them self. They really need to take proper step for their security otherwise people definitely gonna leave that platform for sure.
I am being surprised by hearing this news. Because a 17 years guy hacked Twitter account and get too many Bitcoin. How he do that? I think there a team who do that. There is needed a good investigation for catching all the hackers. Then give them strong punishment.
A 17 years old hacked twitter.Its an unbelievable news.And I think its not possible to make this kind of scam alone.If group involved I hope that all the members will caught.And he is hell of a genius I think.But he has choosen the wrong direction.And I think his age will not be considered.Because the way prosecutor says he is not a ordinary kid and he has other charges too basically he ruined his life.Because of twitter hack many people lost their Btc. and more money.I am just happy that police successfully arrested him
Early this morning, the FBI, IRS, US Secret Service, and Florida law enforcement placed a 17-year-old in Tampa, Florida, under arrest — accusing him of being the “mastermind” behind the biggest security and privacy breach in Twitter’s history, one that took over the accounts of President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and more to perpetrate a huge bitcoin scam on July 15th.
The teen is currently in jail, being charged with over 30 felony count, including organized fraud, communications fraud, identity theft, and hacking, according to Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren in a just-broadcast news conference describing the arrest.
It’s not clear whether the 17-year-old is the only suspect in the case. “I can’t comment on whether he worked alone,” said Warren. He was arrested at his apartment where he lives by himself, authorities stated.
UPDATE: 3:30 PM EST — According to the U.S. Department of Justice, two other individuals — 19-year-old U.K. resident Mason Sheppard and 22-year-old Florida resident Nima Fazeli — have also been charged for their alleged participation in the hacks.
Sheppard has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and the intentional access of a protected computer.
Fazeli has been charged with aiding and abetting the intentional access of a protected computer. Both were charged via a complaint filed in the Northern District of California, according to the DOJ's statement.
Among the listed participants in the investigation was blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21349920/twitter-hack-arrest-florida-teen-fbi-irs-secret-service
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/73626/florida-arrest-twitter-hacks-bitcoin
Holy smokes! He was just 17? Oh well, he wasn't an ordinary 17-year old kid. He is truly gifted, but using it in a very bad way. It's just that instead of a brighter future, he chose the "dark side".
Same thing goes to the other youngsters who assisted him in this major Twitter hack. He truly deserved the punishment that he gets along with his poor minions.
Genius kid, unfortunately, he used his skills in a bad way, he will rot in jail now, that's a lot case being filed on him and the bad thing is that talent cannot longer be used, unless he knows how to hack the code in the jail and escape.
Kids nowadays are very smart, most of the hackers I guess are young, they just love to experiment but without enough knowledge on the law.
If this kid is aware of the possible jail time he will face, I'm sure he will not even try to do this.
Still a good news for us as this shows authorities are competent.
Kids nowadays are very smart, most of the hackers I guess are young, they just love to experiment but without enough knowledge on the law.
If this kid is aware of the possible jail time he will face, I'm sure he will not even try to do this.
Still a good news for us as this shows authorities are competent.
Well, this boy is computer wizard and high probability he is not working alone just to pull off that kind of big attack from famous people and waiting for others to be arrested as well. Too sad to see his hacking skills got wasted again due to fraud attacks but justice must be served at all times because it's a crime he must face it for a long sentence in jail to repent of his wrong doings.
Of course, just because he iis high skilled that isn't a justification or reason for mild sentence. Crime is a crime and ww witness all the time how very few cyber criminals get caught and sentenced.
And maybe the was working alone, without accomplice but further investigation should reveal more facts.
Well, this boy is computer wizard and high probability he is not working alone just to pull off that kind of big attack from famous people and waiting for others to be arrested as well. Too sad to see his hacking skills got wasted again due to fraud attacks but justice must be served at all times because it's a crime he must face it for a long sentence in jail to repent of his wrong doings.
I have reviewed the case and it is not about the intelligence but the lack of security in dealing with sensitive tools by the twitter officials. All these kid did was to enter the twitter slack channel where the back end tool was pinned and then collect all the database of the employees and then bombard them with phishing emails and there is nothing intelligent about it, i am not specifying which tools they used to bypass the 2 FA to gain access to these accounts but it is not that hard. The stupidity of their actions leads to them as they never used anything to bypass or hide their tracks nor they had no idea how to remove those logs. To everyone who is calling them intelligent
Intelligence is one thing and clearly these kids did not have when it comes to hacking, they took the opportunity presented and ran with it and got caught.
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