UK Twitter hacker ordered to repay $8.3 million in Bitcoin

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UK Twitter hacker ordered to repay $8.3 million in Bitcoin
A man convicted over a 2020 Twitter hack that compromised accounts of high-profile figures including former US President Barack Obama has been ordered to repay 4.1 million pounds ($8.3 million) worth of Bitcoin, British prosecutors said. Joseph James O’Connor, 26, pleaded guilty in the ...

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