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		hentrep on July 31, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tampa teen accused of being ‘mastermind’ behind Tw... My initial thought was that the bitcoin move was a red herring. DMs associated with the compromised accounts could be very well worth much more than $100k.

letier on Aug 1, 2020 [–]

https://twitter.com/twittersupport/status/128608813552531865... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jul/23/twitter-h...

"We believe that for up to 36 of the 130 targeted accounts, the attackers accessed the DM inbox, including 1 elected official in the Netherlands."

You might be on to something.

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