Two more people charged in relation to Twitter hack - US Justice Dept
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01 August, 2020, 09:20 am
Last modified: 01 August, 2020, 09:33 am
A third person, a 17-year-old, has been charged in relation to the hack by Florida prosecutors
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, US, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
The US Department of Justice said on Friday that two more people have been charged in relation to a July 15 Twitter (TWTR.N) hack that took over the accounts of VIPs including former President Barack Obama and billionaire Bill Gates.
In a statement, the Justice Department identified the men as Mason Sheppard, of Bognor Regis in the United Kingdom, and Nima Fazeli of Orlando, Florida.
A third person, a 17-year-old, has been charged in relation to the hack by Florida prosecutors.
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