A teenager in Tampa, FL has been arrested as the alleged “mastermind” behind the July 15th Twitter hack that targeted high-profile accounts
Tampa TV station News Channel 8 obtained exclusive information about the arrest of he 17-year-old who is unnamed at this time because he is under the
age of 18.
State Attorney Andrew Warren of Hillsborough County filed 30 felony charges against the teen this week for “scamming people across America”
in connection with the July 15th Twitter hack. The charges include 1 count of organized fraud, 17 counts of communications fraud, 1 count of fraudulent use of personal information and 1 count of access to computer or electronic device without authority.
The suspect was found after the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice conducted a “complex, nationwide investigation” according to the Florida State Attorney’s office.
At 15, he joined an online hackers’ forum. By 16, he had gravitated to the world of Bitcoin, appearing to involve himself in a theft of $856,000 of the cryptocurrency, though he was never charged for it, social media and legal records show. On Instagram posts afterward, he showed up with designer sneakers and a bling-encrusted Rolex.
So if I’m reading this right, he was showing off fat stacks on social media, and that’s how he got caught on the earlier shit?
Or you witnessed the government confiscate someone’s property with no crime. Technically, do they even recognize Crypto? If so, why didn’t the IRS smash him?