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18-Year-Old Hacker Gets 3 Years in Prison for Massive Twitter 'Bitcoin Scam' Hack March 17, 2021 Ravie Lakshmanan A Florida teen accused of masterminding the hacks of several high-profile Twitter accounts last summer as part of a widespread cryptocurrency scam pled guilty to fraud charges in exchange for a three-year prison sentence. Graham Ivan Clark, 18, will also serve an additional three years on probation. The development comes after the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Mason Sheppard (aka Chaewon), Nima Fazeli (aka Rolex), and Clark (then a juvenile) with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Specifically, 30 felony charges were filed against Clark, including 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. On July 15, 2020, Twitter suffered one of the biggest security lapses in its history after the attackers managed to hijack nearly 130 high-profile Twitter accounts pertaining to politicians, celebrities, and musicians, including that of Barack Obama, Kanye West, Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Uber, and Apple. The broadly targeted hack posted similarly worded messages urging millions of followers of each profile to send money to a specific bitcoin wallet address in return for larger payback. The scheme netted about $117,000 in bitcoin before it was shut down. Subsequent investigation into the incident revealed that Clark and the other attackers seized the accounts after stealing Twitter employees' credentials through a successful phone spear-phishing attack, subsequently using them to gain access to the company's internal network and account support tools, change user account settings, and take over control. "By obtaining employee credentials, they were able to target specific employees who had access to our account support tools. They then targeted 130 Twitter accounts - Tweeting from 45, accessing the DM inbox of 36, and downloading the Twitter Data of 7," the company said on July 31. Additionally, the three individuals attempted to monetize this entrenched access by selling the hijacked accounts on OGUsers, a forum notorious for peddling access to social media and other online accounts. In light of the hacks, Twitter said it's making security improvements aimed at detecting and preventing inappropriate access to its internal systems, which were used by more than 1,000 employees and contractors as of early 2020. "He took over the accounts of famous people, but the money he stole came from regular, hard-working people," Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren said in a statement. "Graham Clark needs to be held accountable for that crime, and other potential scammers out there need to see the consequences." "In this case, we've been able to deliver those consequences while recognizing that our goal with any child, whenever possible, is to have them learn their lesson without destroying their future." Found this article interesting? Follow THN on Facebook, Twitter  and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post. Sursa: https://thehackernews.com/2021/03/18-year-old-hacker-gets-3-years-in.html

Deci incepem cu bazele, nu stii ce e ala un vaccin. Un vaccin te ajuta pe tine sa nu te imbolnavesti de o boala si sa nu mori. Atat. Nu decid eu, deci acei "specialisti" si "medici" care cunosc mai bine aceste lucruri ca unii parinti gen Olivia Stern sau mai stiu eu cine. Copii nu pot lua decizii si asta nu inseamna ca parintii le pot pune viata in pericol pentru ca sunt idioti. Am discutat despre asta: cancer, alcool, tigari etc. Dar daca o persoana are o astfel de boala nu o poate da mai departe. Daca iau masa cu un betiv nu o sa mor de ciroza. Are sens nu? De ce sa ai pneumonie? De la ce. Dar dupa ajunsul la spital, totul depinde de oamenii de acolo. Nu mai ai control. Exista oameni buni si oameni rai, depinde de care dai. Ca si in trafic. Mergi cu masina si toate sunt bune. Mergi cu masina si intra unul de pe contrasens in tine si te omoara. Daca te duci la curve, iti poate fi frica de sida sau sifilis. Daca nu, nu prea. Cat despre foamete, daca tie iti e foame nu o sa imi faci foame si mie. Cancerul e provocat de multe lucruri dar nu e transmisibil. Nu stiu ce e atat de greu de inteles. Cum ziceam, depinde de norocul fiecaruia. Exista oameni jegosi, ca aceia. In mod normal trebuie ingriiti acei oameni, dar daca sunt sedati, medicii si asistentele pot sta toata ziua la cafele, tigari sau sa si-o traga. Etic nu e. Corect nu e. Sper sa se ia masuri in aceasta privinta. Dar e un caz izolat, sunt multe persoane care au fost extrem de multumite de cum au fost tratate in spitale. Hai macar sa facem un medie, nu sa luam un singur caz ca fiind peste tot, e logica elementara. Au fost publice astfel de cazuri si le-am discutat in detaliu in acest topic. Nu mai scriu iar. Da, lucrurile nu stau perfect si asta nu e doar la noi in tara.

nu am adaugat acel video strict de persoana care l-a postat pe fb, dar sa te vaccinezi cu ceva care te poti infecta si dupa vaccinare si sa porti si masca in continuare asta inseamna sa fii mafiot serios si ideea ta de ai vaccina pe cei sub 18 ani obligatoriu nu cred ca apartine de deciza parintilor care au copii de ce sa decizi in numele lor ? sun N boli care omoara oameni pe pamant de ani de zile in numar foarte mare si nu sau mobilizat sa gaseasca tratament dar pentru un "virus" s-au mobilizat intr-un an de zile. pentru mine e simpla treaba de ex. ai pneumonie -> ajungi in spital -> ei te trateaza pentru dureri de cap -> mori si declara COVID -> nu te desface nimeni sa vada cauza morti -> te ambaleaza intrun sac -> si rudele trebuie sa te ingroape fara sa te vada ca se baseste mortu si iese covidu :)). ai gripa-> si urmam pasii de mai sus. uite asa ies cazurile :)). nu ne mai e frica de sida cancer sifilis si foamete ne e frica de un asa numit virus care defapt dupa parerea mea si inainte dacaa faceai pneumonie sau gripa si tu luai nu stiu pastile pentru dureri de cap te astepti sa te vindeci sau sa te cureti dintre cei vii ? aa si mai nou si chestiile de la asistenta vietii dezvaluite din spital cu pacienti sedati si legati de pat si aia e la misto sau nu stia asa multe si vorbea din imaginatie ? aaa si inca ceva acum ceva timp o baba la mine pe scara a suferit o cazatura am gasit-o pe scara am ajutat-o sa o duc in casa ca statea la et 2 era undeva la 1 noaptea si era singura acasa femeia mi-a spus sa o sun pe fata ei sa vina fireste am sunat-o au venit au dus-o la urgente si dupa ceva timp o intreb cum se simte mama ei si imi spune ca a decedat de covid femeia ne fiind nici macar racita :))... mie mai mult imi pare o schema mai simpla de a scapa de hartii declarand Covid si stiind ca nimeni nu o sa afle cauza daca ti-e ti se par normale lucrurile de genu sau cel putin autopsia interzisa scuze dar astia ar fi in stare sa faca autopsii la extraterestri sa vada ce au in interior nestiind daca sunt purtatori de un virus sau bacterie si totusi ar face autopsii si la oameni este culmea interzisa asta :))). stiu ca unora li se par aberatii dar hai sa gandim putin si sa vedem si "micile" detalii care ei le omit prin ordine de mai sus...