A Florida teen who hacked well-known Twitter accounts last summer and used them to ask for BTC, netting $100K+, was sentenced to three years in a plea deal
Graham Ivan Clark, 18, agreed to plea guilty to fraud charges for a hack of several Twitter accounts last summer.
Tampa Bay Times Dan Sullivan
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Security experts say Twitter is lucky that its security weaknesses were exposed by a group engaged in a moneymaking scheme, rather than government-affiliated agents looking to steal credentials. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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He probably did us all a favor by showing how easy it is to break into Twitter, and I'm glad he didn't do anything even more reckless. https://www.tampabay.com/...
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Tampa Bay Times reports Graham Clark, the 17-y/o “mastermind” behind the Twitter hack last year, pleaded guilty for a 3-yr sentence. https://www.tampabay.com/... Convicted as a “youthful offender,” he is eligible to serve time in a military-style boot camp
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This guy has now been sentenced: “In a deal with prosecutors, Graham Ivan Clark agreed to serve three years in prison, followed by three years probation.” https://www.tampabay.com/...
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“In this case, we've been able to deliver those consequences while recognizing that our goal with any child, whenever possible, is to have them learn their lesson without destroying their future.” story by @kateconger https://www.nytimes.com/...
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What are the odds that 6 years from now he'll be the CEO of a super-hot, about-to-go-public tech company? https://www.tampabay.com/...
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Clark, 18, will be sentenced as a “youthful offender.” He may be eligible to serve some of his time in a military-style boot camp. https://www.tampabay.com/...
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Florida Teen is the new Florida Man. https://www.tampabay.com/...
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this feels like five lifetimes ago. https://twitter.com/...
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The agreement will allow Graham Clark, 18, to be sentenced as a “youthful offender.” He may be eligible to serve time in a military-style boot camp. https://www.tampabay.com/...
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Twitter hacker agrees to 3-year prison sentence in plea deal. Feds described Graham Clark as “mastermind” behind breach last summer into accounts belonging to Apple, as well as Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama and others to solicit bitcoin https://www.tampabay.com/...