"A man behind a 2020 Twitter hack, which compromised high-profile accounts including Elon Musk's, has been ordered to repay 4.1 million ($5.40 million) worth of Bitcoin. Joseph James O'Connor, 26, pleaded guilty in the United States to charges including computer intrusion, wire fraud and extortion and was sentenced to five years in prison in 2023. He was arrested in Spain in 2021 and extradited after the country's High Court ruled the US was best placed to prosecute because the evidence and victims were there."
"Britain's Crown Prosecution Service on Monday said it had obtained a civil recovery order to seize 42 Bitcoin and other crypto assets linked to the scam, which involved using hijacked accounts to solicit digital currency and threaten celebrities. Adrian Foster, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the CPS Proceeds of Crime Division, said: Joseph James O'Connor targeted well-known individuals and used their accounts to scam people out of their crypto assets and money."
Joseph James O'Connor, 26, pleaded guilty in the United States to computer intrusion, wire fraud and extortion related to a July 2020 Twitter hack and was sentenced to five years in prison in 2023. He was arrested in Spain in 2021 and extradited after Spain's High Court found the US was best placed to prosecute. Britain's Crown Prosecution Service secured a civil recovery order to seize 42 Bitcoin and other crypto assets linked to the scheme. The assets will be liquidated by a court-appointed trustee. The attack hijacked verified accounts of public figures to solicit cryptocurrency and carry out online extortion.
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