JUST IN: A Florida teen has been arrested in connection with the massive Twitter hack earlier this month that impacted the accounts of Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Kanye West and other high-profile users.
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The 17-year-old Tampa resident, who was arrested Friday, was hit with 30 felony charges in connection with the cyber attack, according to Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren. "These crimes were perpetrated using the names of famous people and celebrities, but they’re not the primary victims here," Warren said in a statement."This 'Bit-Con' was designed to steal money from regular Americans from all over the country, including here in Florida. This massive fraud was orchestrated right here in our backyard, and we will not stand for that."A sign is posted on the exterior of Twitter headquarters on July 26, 2018 in San Francisco.
"Working together, we will hold this defendant accountable," Warren said."Scamming people out of their hard-earned money is always wrong. Whether you’re taking advantage of someone in person or on the internet, trying to steal their cash or their cryptocurrency -- it’s fraud, it’s illegal, and you won’t get away with it."that 130 accounts were targeted in the attack, and that tweets were sent out from 45 of those accounts.
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