Man arrested for 2020 Bitcoin-doubling scam that hit Apple's Twitter account

A 22-year-old UK citizen has been arrested in connection with a 2020 hack that promised a doubling of Bitcoin promised through high-profile Twitter accounts, including Apple's.

A screenshot of the Twitter hack affecting Apple's account.
The Department of Justice said that Joseph O'Connor was arrested by Spanish authorities on Wednesday in Estepona, Spain. U.S. officials had sent a request for his arrest, as O'Connor is being charged by a criminal complaint filed in a U.S. federal court in California.

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