Article 71H4A UK prosecutors seize £4.11M in crypto from Twitter mega-hack culprit

UK prosecutors seize £4.11M in crypto from Twitter mega-hack culprit

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Story ImageCivil recovery order targets PlugwalkJoe's illicit gains while he serves US sentence

British prosecutors have secured a civil recovery order to seize crypto assets worth 4.11 million ($5.39 million) from Twitter hacker Joseph James O'Connor, clawing back the proceeds of a scam that used hijacked celebrity accounts to solicit digital currency and threaten high-profile individuals....

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