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[ManaByte]

Tampa teen accused of being ‘mastermind’ behind Twitter hack that targeted high-profile accounts

A Tampa teenager is in jail, accused of being the “mastermind” behind a hack on the social media website Twitter that caused limited access to the site and high-profile accounts, accord…

www.wfla.com

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Tampa teenager is in jail, accused of being the “mastermind” behind a hack on the social media website Twitter that caused limited access to the site and high-profile accounts, according to jail records and the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office.

Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren filed 30 felony charges against the teen this week for “scamming people across America” in connection with the Twitter hack that happened on July 15. The charges he’s facing include one count of organized fraud, 17 counts of communications fraud, one count of fraudulent use of personal information with over $100,000 or 30 or more victims, 10 counts of fraudulent use of personal information and one count of access to computer or electronic device without authority.

 

[Newly Vacant]

My conspiracy-theory addicted brain tells me this is too convenient.

 

[haxan7]

He is gonna get so much pussy from prison

 

[TigerKnee]

He is gonna get so much pussy from prison

Or get hired by a security firm. Pretty high profile "hack" for a person his age. Hopefully once he matures, he'll use his powers for good.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

What a world class badass if true

dude hacked the accounts of Obama and Bill Gates that’s insane

Or get hired by a security firm. Pretty high profile "hack" for a person his age. Hopefully once he matures, he'll use his powers for good.

Oh yeah he will be able to name his price. Dude will be beyond rich

 

[ManaByte]

Or get hired by a security firm. Pretty high profile "hack" for a person his age. Hopefully once he matures, he'll use his powers for good.

All he did was spear phish a couple of Twitter employees to get their logins to the admin tools. It wasn't that complex and not the sort of thing a security firm hires someone over.

What a world class badass if true

dude hacked the accounts of Obama and Bill Gates that’s insane

Oh yeah he will be able to name his price. Dude will be beyond rich

He sent a couple of emails to Twitter admins in San Francisco and used their admin tools to Tweet from the accounts. He didn't actually "hack" them.

 

[Newly Vacant]

ManaByte
You're correct, but he did confirm the existence of tools that Twitter had previously claimed didn't exist. Whatever skill he had or didn't have, he still managed to expose things that had only been previously speculated about.

 

[Thaedolus]

All he did was spear phish a couple of Twitter employees to get their logins to the admin tools. It wasn't that complex and not the sort of thing a security firm hires someone over.



He sent a couple of emails to Twitter admins in San Francisco and used their admin tools to Tweet from the accounts. He didn't actually "hack" them.

Are you saying when my niece grabs my phone and writes “hacked” on my social media she didn’t actually do any hackery?

 

[Breakage]

How long will it be until he is diagnosed with assburgers?

 

[TyphoonStruggle]

him in a few years

 

[LoV]

He's gonna work for the FBI bro

 

[caffeware]

I wonder how they got him. I though he played it pretty safe and was still caught.

 

[TigerKnee]

I wonder how they got him. I though he played it pretty safe and was still caught.

Well judging by his age, perhaps he's not experienced enough to cover all bases. Either that or bitcoin isn't as untraceable as we thought?

 

[cryptoadam]

Was he really the mastermind because there were 2 other people involved and both were adults. So he was ordering around the other two?

Anyways what a joke Jack, you got beat by a 17 year old.

 

[ManaByte]

I wonder how they got him. I though he played it pretty safe and was still caught.

Probably was too dumb to use a VPN with the phishing emails he sent. Tracked down his IP from the email headers.

 

[TheMan]

shit he's gonna miss the MFS 2020 launch

 

[DESTROYA]

Never mind I read the title as masturbating and was thinking “thats against the law now”?
“Damn man put me in jail”

As much as I hate Twitter I’m glad they caught this piece of shit scammer

 

[TrainedRage]

Teen with a crap computer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The entire Twitter structure/security/staff/funding.

Get fucked.

 

[godhandiscen]

Look at that badass mugshot. The kid knows there is a chance he’ll get off easy and then cash on the rep. Lol

 

[sonomamashine]

Is it me, or this kid has that Cerny look ?

 

[McCheese]

Is it me, or this kid has that Cerny look ?

Well he does have a knack for computer phishing

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

He is gonna get so much boipucci in prison

ftfy

 

[Skyr]

He looks like a really young Bond villain.

 

[Mistake]

phishing isn't complicated. I'd say the bigger crime here is courts pretending it is