Florida Teen Arrested For Twitter Bitcoin Hack




In addition to making the fraudulent posts, he allegedly sold access to the accounts. Authorities said he managed to make over $100,000 in Bitcoin in just one day.

Prosecutors said Clark managed to gain access to Twitter's internal controls by using spear-phishing attacks against Twitter employees. Spear-phishing is a targeted attack against specific people with the intention of stealing their log-in credentials. The attacker usually poses as a trustworthy source, such as a co-worker or vendor they may work with. The attack can involve sending attachments that contain spyware or other malicious software.



Photo: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office


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