UK Twitter hacker who breached Obama's account ordered to repay $5.4 million in Bitcoin

Mădălin Mihai

LONDON :A man convicted over a 2020 Twitter hack that compromised accounts of high-profile figures including former U.S. President Barack Obama has been ordered to repay 4.1 million pounds ($5.40 million) worth of Bitcoin, British prosecutors said on Monday. Joseph James O’Connor, 26, pleaded guilty in the United States to charges including computer intrusion, wire fraud and extortion and was sentenced to five years in prison in 2023. He was arrested in Spain in 2021 and extradited after the

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