British hacker must repay £4m after hijacking celebrity Twitter accounts

Published: 11/17/2025
British hacker must repay £4m after hijacking celebrity Twitter accounts
British hacker, Joseph O'Connor, ordered to repay £4m in stolen cryptocurrency after hijacking celebrity Twitter accounts in a Bitcoin scam. O'Connor, also known as PlugwalkJoe, orchestrated the "giveaway scam" by breaching Twitter's internal systems and taking over high-profile accounts like Barack Obama and Elon Musk. With funds gathered through hacks and scams, O'Connor now faces repayment following his cyber crimes conviction in the US.