The hackers used bitcoin because the cryptocurrency is supposed to be hard to track, but federal investigators say they were able to track the hackers down through bitcoin's decentralized public ledger.
“These crimes were perpetrated using the names of famous people and celebrities, but they’re not the primary victims here. This ‘Bit-Con’ was designed to steal money from regular Americans from all over the country, including here in Florida. This massive fraud was orchestrated right here in our backyard, and we will not stand for that,” Warren said.
Clark was charged with 1 count of organized fraud, 17 counts of communications fraud, 10 counts of fraudulent use of personal information, and 1 count of accessing a computer or electronic device without authority.19-year-old Mason Sheppard of the United Kingdom with "conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and the intentional access of a protected computer.
He also charged 22-year-old Nima Fazeli with aiding and abetting the intentional access of a protected computer. Once the Twitter accounts were hacked, the scammers sent out tweets saying that the wealthy people would double donations to coronavirus relief funds, with a link to donate through
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