In exchange for a reduced sentence, Graham Ivan Clark, who hacked well-known accounts on Twitter last year has pleaded guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence of 3-years.
The teenager who lived in Tampa Bay, took over accounts of well known people like Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, Joe Biden and even former President Barack Obama to solicit over $100,000 in Bitcoin as donations to a ficticious account. Companies were not left out as Uber and Apple also were victims of the mischief.
He ended up garnering $117,000 in total which has now been fully returned.
Here’s how he gained access to the Twitter network. –
His arrangement will see him serve a 3-year jail sentence instead of the usual 10-years as a youthful offender, but he may serve the mandatory term if he violates his probation.
Read a statement by the Judge below:
“Graham Clark needs to be held accountable for that crime, and other potential scammers out there need to see the consequences,” Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren said in a statement. “In this case, we’ve been able to deliver those consequences while recognizing that our goal with any child, whenever possible, is to have them learn their lesson without destroying their future.”
