Article 5FE8X Teen who hacked Joe Biden and Bill Gates' Twitter accounts sentenced to three years in prison

Teen who hacked Joe Biden and Bill Gates' Twitter accounts sentenced to three years in prison

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Kari Paul
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Graham Ivan Clark also took over account of Kim Kardashian West in 2020 bitcoin scam

An 18-year-old hacker who pulled off a huge breach in 2020, infiltrating several high profile Twitter accounts to solicit bitcoin transactions, has agreed to serve three years in prison for his actions.

Graham Ivan Clark, of Florida, was 17 years old at the time of the hack in July, during which he took over a number of major accounts including those of Joe Biden, Bill Gates and Kim Kardashian West.

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