A teenager in Tampa Florida has been arrested and charged with over 30 felonies in the hack on social media website Twitter. Hillsborough State Attorney, Andrew Warren, filed the charges against the teen for the hack that occured on July 15.
Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren filed 30 felony charges against the teen this week for “scamming people across America” in connection with the Twitter hack that happened on July 15. The charges he’s facing include one count of organized fraud, 17 counts of communications fraud, one count of fraudulent use of personal information with over $100,000 or 30 or more victims, 10 counts of fraudulent use of personal information and one count of access to computer or electronic device without authority. According to the state attorney the teen acquired over $100,000 USD worth of Bitcoin.