UK citizen arrested in Spain for alleged role in 2020 Twitter hack

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Which compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities.

UK citizen arrested in Spain for alleged role in 2020 Twitter hack
A 22-year-old British citizen was arrested in Spain in connection with a July 2020 Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday. It named the British man as Joseph James O'Connor and said he faced ...

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