PlugwalkJoe
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Joseph James O’Connor | |
|---|---|
 Joseph in 2020 | |
| Born | 1999 |
| Other names | Plugwalkjoe |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Known for | 2020 Twitter account hijacking |
Joseph James O’Connor hacker and cybercriminal from England, United Kingdom associated in the incident of 2020 Twitter account hijacking with bunch of other hackers like Graham Ivan Clark and later got arrested[1][2]
Crime
[edit]He targeted several well known Twitter account President Obama, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk social media accounts[3]
He was also included in the Crypto currency scam promoting scams throw several Twitter accounts including former president Joe Biden.[4] Did fraud of $115,000 worth of Bitcoin scam[5]
Arrest
[edit]pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, making extortive communications and stalking, Joseph got arrested after the statement of the United States Justice Department.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Briton pleads guilty in US to 2020 Twitter hack". BBC. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Office of Public Affairs | U.K. Citizen Extradited and Pleads Guilty to Cyber Crime Offenses | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Hacker Plugwalkjoe who targeted President Obama, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk social media accounts sentenced to prison - CBS San Francisco". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "A 22-year-old was arrested in hacks of Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat. (Published 2021)". NYT. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "'PlugWalkJoe' arrested for notorious celebrity Twitter hack of 2020". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sky news.com (May 10, 2023). "UK man 'PlugwalkJoe' pleads guilty for mass 2020 Twitter hijacking and trail of 'flagrant and malicious' offences". Sky news.
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