US Court Sentences Bitcoin Scammer to 3 Years in Prison After Massive Twitter Hack to Promote BTC Scam

US Court Sentences Bitcoin Scammer to 3 Years in Jail After Massive Twitter Hack to Promote BTC ScamThe mastermind behind a large-scale Twitter hack to promote a bitcoin giveaway scam has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to three years in prison. During the hack, a number of high-profile companies, politicians, and celebrities saw their accounts taken over to promote the cryptocurrency scam. Graham Ivan Clark, the Florida teen who hacked prominent Twitter […]

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1,000 People Had Access to Twitter ‘God Mode’ — 130 Accounts Targeted by Hackers

1,000 People Had Access to Twitter 'God Mode' — 130 Accounts Targeted by HackersMore than 1,000 Twitter employees and contractors reportedly had access to Twitter’s “God mode” earlier this year, before the recent large-scale hack that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway. Twitter has confirmed that 130 accounts were targeted, and hackers accessed the private messages of 36 accounts. Over 1,000 People With ‘God Mode’ […]

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Censorship, Bans, and ETH Scams: Twitter Suspends Bitmain’s Official Account

Censorship, Bans, and ETH Scams: Twitter Suspends Bitmain's Official AccountThis week the Twitter handle @Bitmaintech was locked down because Twitter administrators claimed the account belongs to a 4-year-old. The Twitter handle’s owner and Bitmain’s head of marketing have complained to the social media company’s support team and Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey. The account lockdown marks the second high profile bitcoin-related account that’s been banned […]

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