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From the Verge[1] article it seems like there was someone else providing access to the accounts? So was it social engineering or not? > Intriguingly, Sheppard

by sna1l 6y ago

From the Verge[1] article it seems like there was someone else providing access to the accounts? So was it social engineering or not? > Intriguingly, Sheppard and Fazeli may just be middlemen for the scam — “an unknown individual” with the handle “Kirk#5270” is believed to be the one who got access to Twitter’s internal systems. It’s not clear if the Tampa teen is Kirk#5270, though it sounds like that’s possible. The Sheppard complaint is dated July 22nd, and the Tampa teen wasn’t arrested until today. Originally, “Kirk” claimed to be a Twitter employee, according to a Discord chat log: [1]: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21349920/twitter-hack-arrest-florida-teen-fbi-irs-secret-service https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21349920/twitter-hack-arr...

MiroF 6y ago
What I heard was that one of the hackers managed to get access to Twitter's internal Slack, and that hacker was the one posing as having a Twitter employee friend. Don't know if that's true though.
ehsankia 6y ago
Damn, did these kids really get MafiaBoy'd?
junar 6y ago
It seems like "Kirk" is believed to be some other individual. From the complaint against Sheppard: > On July 21, 2020, federal agents executed a search warrant authorized by U.S. Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse at a residence in the Northern District of California. Among the occupants of the home was a juvenile (“Juvenile 1”). ““Juvenile 1” was believed to be a Discord user identified in chats as an individual who assisted “Kirk#5270” and “Chaewon” in selling access to Twitter accounts. Upon execution of the search warrant, “Juvenile 1” agreed to be interviewed. “Juvenile 1” admitted to law enforcement agents that he/she was the Discord user who was identified in chats as assisting “Kirk#5270” and that he/she participated in the sale of illegal Twitter access. “Juvenile 1” admitted that he/she worked with “Chaewon” to sell Twitter account access. According to “Juvenile 1,” his/her knowledge of “Chaewon” was that “Chaewon” lived in the United Kingdom and “Juvenile 1” knew “Chaewon” by the name “Mason.” According to “Juvenile 1,” he/she and “Chaewon” had discussed turning themselves in to law enforcement after the Twitter hack became publicly known. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/press-release/file/1300126/download https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/press-release/file/1300126...

by sna1l 6y ago

MiroF 6y ago

What I heard was that one of the hackers managed to get access to Twitter's internal Slack, and that hacker was the one posing as having a Twitter employee friend. Don't know if that's true though.

ehsankia 6y ago

Damn, did these kids really get MafiaBoy'd?

junar 6y ago

It seems like "Kirk" is believed to be some other individual. From the complaint against Sheppard: > On July 21, 2020, federal agents executed a search warrant authorized by U.S. Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse at a residence in the Northern District of California. Among the occupants of the home was a juvenile (“Juvenile 1”). ““Juvenile 1” was believed to be a Discord user identified in chats as an individual who assisted “Kirk#5270” and “Chaewon” in selling access to Twitter accounts. Upon execution of the search warrant, “Juvenile 1” agreed to be interviewed. “Juvenile 1” admitted to law enforcement agents that he/she was the Discord user who was identified in chats as assisting “Kirk#5270” and that he/she participated in the sale of illegal Twitter access. “Juvenile 1” admitted that he/she worked with “Chaewon” to sell Twitter account access. According to “Juvenile 1,” his/her knowledge of “Chaewon” was that “Chaewon” lived in the United Kingdom and “Juvenile 1” knew “Chaewon” by the name “Mason.” According to “Juvenile 1,” he/she and “Chaewon” had discussed turning themselves in to law enforcement after the Twitter hack became publicly known. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/press-release/file/1300126/download https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/press-release/file/1300126...