eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 4: The Twitter Hack

2023-03-01

July 15, 2020. Some say it was one of the biggest Twitter hacks. This day, several high profile Twitter accounts were in the hands of criminals. The criminals then used the stolen accounts to trick ordinary users out of their Bitcoins, such as: Elon Musk: I'm feeling generous because of Covid-19. I'll double any BTC payment sent to my BTC address for the next hour. Good luck, and stay safe out there! But how did that lead to hardcore porn playing during a defendant's live court hearing? Stick around to the end of this episode to find out, becau...

July 15, 2020.

Some say it was one of the biggest Twitter hacks. This day, several high profile Twitter accounts were in the hands of criminals. The criminals then used the stolen accounts to trick ordinary users out of their Bitcoins, such as:

Elon Musk:

I'm feeling generous because of Covid-19.

I'll double any BTC payment sent to my BTC address for the next hour. Good luck, and stay safe out there!

But how did that lead to hardcore porn playing during a defendant's live court hearing? Stick around to the end of this episode to find out, because you definitely won't want to miss the reason. Sit back and enjoy episode 4 of eCrimeBytes!

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Resources:

Court Documents:
- https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17411407/united-states-v-fazeli/
  - https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17400985/united-states-v-fazeli/
- https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17404542/united-states-v-sheppard/
News:
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/07/whos-behind-wednesdays-epic-twitter-hack/comment-page-1/
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/07/twitter-hacking-for-profit-and-the-lols/
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/porn-clip-disrupts-virtual-court-hearing-for-alleged-twitter-hacker/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/technology/florida-teenager-twitter-hack.html
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/07/three-charged-in-july-15-twitter-compromise/
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/three-individuals-charged-alleged-roles-twitter-hack
- https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/tampa-teen-accused-of-being-mastermind-behind-twitter-hack-that-targeted-high-profile-accounts/
- Clark plea https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/florida-teen-pleads-guilty-hacking-twitter-accounts-biden-celebrities-2021-03-17/
  - https://archive.org/details/20-CF-008794-A-1/page/n19/mode/2up
  - FL state case 20-CF-008794-A https://hover.hillsclerk.com/html/case/caseSearch.html