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UK Twitter Hacker Ordered to Repay £4.1 Million in Bitcoin for 2020 Celebrity Account Breach

UK Twitter Hacker Ordered to Repay £4.1 Million in Bitcoin for 2020 Celebrity Account Breach

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ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

Joseph James O'Connor, convicted for a 2020 Twitter hack that compromised accounts of high-profile figures including former U.S. President Barack Obama, has been ordered to repay £4.1 million in Bitcoin. The ruling was part of a civil recovery process initiated by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

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