[2020-08-01] How the FBI tracked down the Twitter hackers

[feitannnnnnn]

The story continues. This time the new victim is India's prime minister hehehe. I was always skeptical of the official story that the sophisticated hack on Twitter was done by teenagers. I speculate that there is something the authorities are not telling the public.



Being one of the most powerful men in the world offers no immunity from the tricks and wits of scamsters. This was evidenced a few hours ago after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was hacked by “John Wick,” a few weeks after a wider attack was orchestrated against the likes of Binance, Coinbase, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Warren Buffett, and Kanye West. The hacker in the present case “appealed” for donations to the “PM National Relief Fund for COVID-19″ in Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Source https://eng.ambcrypto.com/donate-bitcoin-ethereum-generously-says-indian-pms-hacked-twitter-a-c/

The article also says that

Twitter also clarified that prima facie, there is no indication or evidence to suggest that the present case has any connection with the wider hack that shook the platform last month.

So maybe its either a situation where the hacker took chance of getting in the limelight the same time the wider attack happens.

And in this case, I do respect the intention of the hacker to donate generously to PM National Relief Fund for COVID 19.

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[cr1776]

While the FBI did "track down" the Twitter hackers, given how stupid they were, it didn't seem to require much work to do the tracking.  Which is good - unless you are the hackers.

[Kakmakr]

Nobody can be this stupid... even if these kids was just some script kiddies who "copied" scripts and methods from real hackers... then they were smart enough to use those tools and not smart enough to hide their real identity. 

I think these kids knew exactly what they were doing and they wanted to get caught. Why...?... well that is easy, Answer : For the Fame and notoriety that comes from being the kids who hacked one of the largest social media companies in the world. (They think it will come with some kind of Book or Movie deal when they are older and also the fame and acknowledgement that they would get from social media or simply brag rights that they did it) 

[bbc.reporter]

@Kakmakr. I am skeptical about this official story as the real story. This was a sophisticated hack that appeared to be a warning disguised as a bitcoin donation scam.

I speculate that there might be a suppression of there larger issue. Am I watching too much movies hehhe?

[cr1776]

@Kakmakr. I am skeptical about this official story as the real story. This was a sophisticated hack that appeared to be a warning disguised as a bitcoin donation scam.

I speculate that there might be a suppression of there larger issue. Am I watching too much movies hehhe?

I think you are right.  Particularly with the concept of parallel construction, aka legalized perjury.  The 2013 use of this during the Obama administration was just disgusting.  Even more so when it is based upon NSA spying.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Nobody can be this stupid... even if these kids was just some script kiddies who "copied" scripts and methods from real hackers... then they were smart enough to use those tools and not smart enough to hide their real identity. 

I think these kids knew exactly what they were doing and they wanted to get caught. Why...?... well that is easy, Answer : For the Fame and notoriety that comes from being the kids who hacked one of the largest social media companies in the world. (They think it will come with some kind of Book or Movie deal when they are older and also the fame and acknowledgement that they would get from social media or simply brag rights that they did it) 

Nowadays anyone can be a hacker, as long as he has the ability to read and write in English. A lot of Blackhat forums are there and a lot of stuff is floating around in the form of PDFs and eBooks. Anyone can go through these eBooks and try their luck with hacking. And in most cases they will be let off with a warning, even if the authorities are able to trace them.

[vlast01]

If the FBI continues to track down hackers and not interfere with the development of the crypto industry, then this will be great.

Yup these and these will benefits both parties, If there are FBI tracking for hackers then cryptoworld will once rise again to the top. Reducing the number of hackers will reduces the risk of being scammed for investors,bounty hunters, traders, developers and etc..

[Sirait]

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I applaud their abilities, they are still very young but already able to make big movements like this. Twitter should not be so harsh on them as they seem to be doing it to increase their reputation.

they are obliged to receive punishment but not a harsh sentence like going to prison.