The social network detailed the “phone spear-fishing attack” that was used to scam Bitcoin. The social network detailed the “phone spear-fishing attack” that was used to scam Bitcoin.
More details emerged Friday on the breach of high-profile Twitter accounts earlier this month, including how it was done and who may have been behind it.
Ryan Hughes of WFLA in Tampa, Fla., reported Friday that 17-year-old Graham Clark of Tampa was arrested early Friday morning and accused of being the mastermind behind the attack.
On July 15, accounts belonging to high-profile users including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, former Vice President and current presidential candidate Joe Biden, Bloomberg co-founder and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg, Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, entrepreneur Elon Musk, former President Barack Obama and hip-hop superstar Kanye West were compromised, with many sharing tweets promising double the amount if people sent Bitcoin to a specific wallet mentioned within the tweets.
Hughes reported that Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren filed 30 felony charges against Clark this week: one count of organized fraud; 17 counts of communications fraud; one count of fraudulent use of personal information with over $100,000 or 30 or more victims; 10 counts of fraudulent use of personal information; and one count of access to computer or electronic device without authority.
