Three people, including two teens, were charged Friday with being behind a hack of Twitter accounts belonging to Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Gates and others as part of a cryptocurrency scam.
July 31 (UPI) — Three people, including two teens, were charged Friday with being behind a hack of Twitter accounts belonging to Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Gates and others as part of a cryptocurrency scam, the U. S. Justice Department announced.
The U. S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California identified two of the men as Mason “Chaewon” Sheppard, 19, of Bognor Regis, Britain, and Nima “Rolex” Fazeli, 22, of Orlando, Fla.
The office of Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren identified the third suspect, Graham Ivan Clark, 17, of Tampa, Fla. He was arrested Friday.
He faces 30 felony charges related to the scam, including organized fraud, communications fraud, fraudulent use of personal information and access to computer or electronic device without authority.
