Discord user with the handle Kirk#5270 made an enticing proposition. "I work for Twitter," they said, according to court documents released Friday. "I can claim any name, let me know if you're trying to work." It was the beginning of what would, a few hours later, turn into the biggest known Twitter hack of all time. A little over two weeks later, three individuals have been charged in connection with the heists of accounts belonging to Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Apple, and morealong with nearly $120,000 in bitcoin.
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