Twitter hack of Biden, Obama, Musk was caused by phone phishing attack
Three people were charged Friday, including a Florida teenager dubbed “the mastermind,” in connection with a massive security breach targeting some of the most prominent names on Twitter.
On July 15, hackers took over about 130 high-profile accounts, including those of former president Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Hackers then tweeted a fake bitcoin deal from some of those accounts, reaping more than 400 bitcoin transfers worth in excess of $100,000, the Hillsborough state attorney’s office said.
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