Man held in Spain over 2020 Twitter hack

By Sarah N Lynch
Updated July 22 2021 - 6:15am, first published 6:13am
US authorities say a man has been arrested in Spain in connection with a July 2020 hack of Twitter.
US authorities say a man has been arrested in Spain in connection with a July 2020 hack of Twitter.

A 22-year-old UK citizen has been arrested in Spain in connection with a July 2020 hack of Twitter, which compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities, the US Justice Department says.

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