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Daniel Cormier says his Twitter was hacked after a now-deleted post suggesting a conversation with Eric Trump circulated; he asserts he would never post such content, explains he only recently regained access to his account, and notes sponsors are contacting him amid the online controversy.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission clarified that it has not approved bitcoin ETF applications after its X (formerly Twitter) account was briefly compromised and falsely claimed otherwise. The regulator emphasized that any approval for bitcoin ETFs would appear in the agency's EDGAR database, not on social media. The false announcement caused a brief spike in Bitcoin's price, followed by a 6% drop when the news was debunked, leading to significant volatility in the market.
Donald Trump Jr.'s Twitter account was hacked, resulting in a series of false and incendiary tweets about President Joe Biden, Jeffrey Epstein, and crypto influencer Richard Heart. The tweets, which included a fake announcement of his father's death and his own presidential run in 2024, were removed after an hour. The hack raises concerns about the security of Twitter and the prevalence of fake accounts spreading false information on the platform.
British hacker Joseph O'Connor, also known as PlugwalkJoe, has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for stealing $794,000 worth of cryptocurrency via a SIM swap attack on a crypto exchange executive in 2019. O'Connor also played a role in the major Twitter hack of July 2020, which fetched him and his crew around $120,000 worth of ill-gotten crypto gains. SIM swap attacks continue to be a significant issue in the crypto sector.
Joseph James O'Connor, a British man, has pleaded guilty to his role in the Twitter hack of over 130 accounts, including those of Joe Biden and Elon Musk, as well as stealing $794,000 in cryptocurrency. O'Connor and his hacking group used sim card swaps to break into social media accounts and threatened to release private images and information. O'Connor pleaded guilty to multiple counts of computer intrusion, extortion, stalking, wire fraud, and money laundering, and faces up to 20 years in prison. The alleged mastermind of the group, Graham Ivan Clark, was sentenced to three years in juvenile prison in July 2021.
British national Joseph James O'Connor, known as PlugwalkJoe, has pleaded guilty in New York to hacking charges related to the July 2020 Twitter hack that affected over 130 accounts, including those of Barack Obama and Joe Biden. O'Connor hijacked numerous Twitter accounts and sent out tweets asking followers to send bitcoin to an account, promising to double their money. The hacking was part of a large-scale Bitcoin scam. O'Connor also pleaded guilty to other hacking crimes, including gaining access to a high-profile TikTok account and using technology to stalk a minor.
UK citizen PlugwalkJoe, aka Joseph James O’Connor, has pled guilty to cyberstalking and other crimes related to the 2020 Twitter hack affecting high-profile accounts, as well as SIM swaps resulting in the theft of $794,000 in crypto. He also took over a TikTok user’s account and targeted the Snapchat account of another high-profile user. O’Connor has agreed to forfeit over $794,000 to the victims of his scams and is set to be sentenced on June 23rd.