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UK citizen "PlugwalkJoe" pleads guilty to hijacking celebrity Twitter accounts.

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Source: Financial Times
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A UK citizen has pleaded guilty in a hacking case that hijacked celebrity Twitter accounts. The individual was charged with multiple counts of fraud and computer misuse relating to the hack, which took place in July 2020 and saw high-profile accounts such as those belonging to Barack Obama, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates compromised. The guilty plea comes ahead of a trial scheduled for later this year.

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