A Florida teenager who masterminded the Twitter hack of prominent accounts like Bill Gates and Barack Obama last summer was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of probation this week. Graham Ivan Clark, who was 17 at the time of the hack but is 18 now, pleaded guilty to 30 felony charges as part of a plea deal, authorities announced. Prosecutors say Clark and his co-conspirators hacked into numerous Twitter accounts, including politicians like Barack Obama and Mike Bloomberg; business leaders like Elon Musk and Bill Gates; and celebrities like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. The scam netted Clark 12.86 Bitcoin on July 15 of last year, which was worth approximately $117,440 at the time. "He took over the accounts of famous people, but the money he stole came from regular, hard-working people.

Source: Fox News March 17, 2021 20:26 UTC