Tampa teen accused of being ‘mastermind’ behind Twitter hack

Re:Tampa teen accused of being ‘mastermind’ behind Twitter hack by refurb on Friday July 31, 2020 @08:38PM (#24016134)

But that's not actually the law, is it? You could certainly bring a civil lawsuit (and so could Twitter users), but I haven't committed a crime.

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Re:Tampa teen accused of being ‘mastermind’ behind Twitter hack by MisterPea on Friday July 31, 2020 @09:39PM (#24016535)

True, but I think this case opens up doors on regulation of tech companies for security, or at least new laws for security negligence. The power that Twitter has due to its highest-profile users is immense, however, this hack made them look incredibly stupid.

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Re:Tampa teen accused of being ‘mastermind’ behind Twitter hack by refurb on Saturday August 01, 2020 @12:15AM (#24017524)

I don't disagree, it's pretty damn embarrassing someone can get the keys to the kingdom through some social engineering.

My only concern is what happened with Equifax - some punishment is put on the company and it's only a token amount and nothing changes.

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