Twenty-two-year-old Joseph O’Conner is the fourth person to be arrested in connection with the crypto phishing scheme
Graham Ivan Clark will also serve three years of probation following the jail term.
Twitter has hired Peiter Zatko, a prominent white-hat hacker going by the handle "Mudge," to help prevent future security breaches.
NYDFS said cybersecurity must be treated as critical infrastructure by governments and corporations alike.
Twitter is making a host of new security measures compulsory for accounts belonging to users considered influential in the upcoming election.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the latest victim of a Twitter hack undertaken to trick social media users into sending crypto to the attackers.
According to a recent report, a 16-year-old was served with a search warrant by federal agents at his home on Tuesday.
The 17-year-old charged with being the mastermind behind July's Twitter hack has pleaded not guilty; the defense says bail posted is "grossly inappropriate" to the amount of money stolen.
Twitter hack alleged ringleader Graham Clark, the subject of a previous criminal investigation, had bail set at $725,000 at his first court appearance Saturday.
A Florida teenager suspected of spearheading the massive Twitter hack and subsequent high-profile bitcoin scam is in custody.
Twitter has provided an update on what happened the day the social media giant lost control over its platform.
Last week's Twitter hack, which downed a key CoinDesk channel for seven days, showed how news groups are overly dependent on social media.
The attackers who compromised Twitter in a massive breach last week might have accessed direct messages from up to 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's.
Last week's Twitter hack was a shock to the company. It shouldn’t have been. Scams have been growing more sophisticated for years.
Yes, the Twitter hack was basically a giant bitcoin scam. But the fallout is showing the world the strengths of cryptocurrency and decentralization.