Crime & Justice

Teenage ‘Mastermind’ Among Three Charged Over Huge Twitter Hack

THREE ARRESTED

The 17-year-old is facing 30 felony charges for a Bitcoin scam that hacked the Twitter accounts of Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Elon Musk and more.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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