Mastermind of Twitter Crypto Hack to Serve 3 Years in Prison

Graham Ivan Clark, the Florida teen who was the mastermind in the Twitter crypto hack in July 2020, will serve a 3-year term in prison.

Clark attended the trial hearing by video conference. The penalty was part of his plea deal offered by prosecutors to allow him to benefit from the 'youthful offender' sentencing consideration.

Let's recall that Clark participated in the hacks in July 2020. He gained access to the accounts of a range of major political and technology figures, including President Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and former President Barack Obama among them. Then he sent tweets soliciting others to send Bitcoin payments, promising people to send them back twice as much as they donated.

Messages were posted from the famous accounts telling followers to send Bitcoin payments to email addresses, swindling more than $180,000 out of unsuspecting victims in the process.​