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Graham Clark, the 17-year-old alleged mastermind of the July 15 Twitter hack, which compromised 130 accounts, including those of Jeff Bezos, Barack Obama and Elon Musk, was today arrested in Florida, US.
Bloomberg reported that the teenager is expected to face up to 30 felony charges for hacking those accounts, posting messages on their behalf, and luring additional victims into sending him Bitcoin donations worth more than $100,000.
Hillsborough District Attorney, Andrew Warren, explained that the charges include communications and organised fraud, fraudulent use of personal information and access to a computer without authority.
Authorities also reportedly announced charges against three people for their roles in the attack, two adults and a juvenile.
Mason Sheppard, 19, of Bognor Regis, in the UK, was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and the intentional access of a protected computer.
Nima Fazeli, 22, of Orlando, was also charged with aiding and abetting the intentional access of a protected computer.
The juvenile wasn’t identified.
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