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cybersecurity2 years ago•3 min saved

Twitter hacker PlugwalkJoe sentenced to 5 years for crypto scam and celebrity cyber attack.

British hacker Joseph O'Connor, also known as PlugwalkJoe, has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for stealing $794,000 worth of cryptocurrency via a SIM swap attack on a crypto exchange executive in 2019. O'Connor also played a role in the major Twitter hack of July 2020, which fetched him and his crew around $120,000 worth of ill-gotten crypto gains. SIM swap attacks continue to be a significant issue in the crypto sector.

via Cointelegraph|

#cryptocurrency #cybersecurity #hacking

cybersecurity2 years ago•2 min saved

"Twitter Hack Mastermind "PlugwalkJoe" Pleads Guilty to Multiple Crimes"

UK citizen PlugwalkJoe, aka Joseph James O’Connor, has pled guilty to cyberstalking and other crimes related to the 2020 Twitter hack affecting high-profile accounts, as well as SIM swaps resulting in the theft of $794,000 in crypto. He also took over a TikTok user’s account and targeted the Snapchat account of another high-profile user. O’Connor has agreed to forfeit over $794,000 to the victims of his scams and is set to be sentenced on June 23rd.

via The Verge|

#cryptocurrency-theft #cybersecurity #cyberstalking