The popular Twitter hack that happened last year, where several iconic names and celebrities have published a "Bitcoin Scam" on the platform was orchestrated by an underaged teenager who now faces jail time for 3 years. Graham Ivan Clark has pleaded guilty to all his charges and receives a reduced jail time for only three years in a juvenile facility.
Who is the Underaged Twitter Hacker?
Despite the severity of his crimes after invading the privacy and safety of a Former U.S. President, CEO, and other celebrities, the teenager who is currently 18, would be spending his days in a facility for troubled youngsters, declared on Tuesday, March 16. Initially, Clark planned to fight the lawsuit against him and plead "Not Guilty" of the charges, only to change his mind and accept all 30 charges against him.
The Bitcoin Scam was so elaborate that Clark had accumulated almost $120,000 and the teenager almost got away with the money if it were not traced backed to him after reports of the personalities' hack. The juvenile facility would continue the teenager's education and "mold" him to be ready for his life outside the institution.
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Twitter Hacker 'Bitcoin Scam': How Did It Happen?
In July last year, Graham Ivan Clark hacked into the accounts of known celebrities such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Former President Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian, Wiz Khalifa, President Joe Biden, and more. The hack happened simultaneously and this resulted due to a phishing scam against Twitter employees which allowed access to most accounts.
Initially, Twitter acknowledged the attack in a Twitter Support tweet last year, saying that they are working on ways to fix the issues, resulting in personal accounts unable to change the password and the like. Twitter activity and use were limited to several functions, one where users can only tweet and read from the timeline.
We are aware of a security incident impacting accounts on Twitter. We are investigating and taking steps to fix it. We will update everyone shortly.
— Support (@Support) July 15, 2020
On the other hand, Graham Ivan Clark also gained access to the cryptocurrency platform "Gemini," which made the hack look more legitimate, gathering more people to transfer Bitcoins to his account. Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss (@tyler) confirmed that the hackers got access despite having Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) enabled.
FYI, we had 2FA enabled for @Gemini. We are currently investigating root cause. Please stay tuned.
— Tyler Winklevoss (@tyler) July 15, 2020
Twitter Bitcoin Scam: 3 Years is Enough to Teach a 'Child' a Lesson
According to the prosecutors of the case, Clark would be feeling like he was in actual jail, particularly to teach him of his crimes and form him into a model citizen as soon as he gets out in three years. Moreover, in three years, Clark will be 21 years old, which means that he would be in the legal age and further crimes would convict him for good.
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Written by Isaiah Alonzo
