British man Joseph James O’Connor pleaded guilty Tuesday in New York to hacking social media Twitter in 2020 to misrepresent Barack Obama, Joe Biden ), Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and others promoting a bitcoin scam scheme.
According to the indictment, O’Connor pleaded guilty to various cyber crimes, including exploiting social media accounts, online extortion and cyberstalking.
Additionally, O’Connor admitted he stole $794,012.64 from a Manhattan-based cryptocurrency company by exchanging SIM cards for some of its executives.
The man is due to be sentenced on June 23.