Bitcoin scam suspect Joseph O’Connor, 22, also known online as ‘PlugWalkJoe,’ has been detained in Spain in connection with the hacked account of Bill Gates, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Elon Musk in July 2020.
He asked followers to deposit bitcoin to a bitcoin account using the compromised accounts, offering to double their money. He was able to defraud more than $180,000 from unsuspicious victims.
Apple, Uber, Kanye West, Bill Gates, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Elon Musk were among the 130 Twitter accounts he hacked.
Spanish national police arrested him based on a warrant issued by a US federal court in connection with the high-profile hack.
According to the US Justice Department, O’Connor faces allegations related to unauthorized computer access, extortion and cyberstalking.
Although, O’Connor previously stated to the New York Times that he was not behind the Twitter hack.