<ul><li>British man Joseph James O'Connor pleads guilty in New York court for his role in hacking the Twitter accounts of celebrities such as Barack Obama and Elon Musk, and stealing $794,000 in cryptocurrency.</li><li>Joseph James O'Connor, who was extradited from Spain on April 26, admitted to multiple counts of computer intrusion, extortion, stalking, wire fraud, and money laundering, with the most serious charge carrying up to 20 years in prison.</li><li>O'Connor's hacking group hijacked over 130 Twitter accounts, including those of Apple, Uber, Kanye West, Bill Gates, Joe Biden, Obama, and Musk, and used them to scam people into sending them bitcoin in exchange for promises of doubling their money.</li></ul>

23-year-old confesses to Twitter hack targeting high-profile individuals such as Bill Gates and Elon Musk

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