Hackers replaced Silicon Valley crosswalks messages with Elon Musk’s voice after exposing ‘weak password,’ report says

Investigations revealed that the Caltrans system was hacked because the company did not change the passwords on the crosswalk ...
The Independent

British hacker who hijacked Elon Musk’s Twitter account told to repay £4m in Bitcoin

A man behind a 2020 Twitter hack, which compromised high-profile accounts including Elon Musk's, has been ordered to repay £4.1 million ($5.40 million) worth of Bitcoin. Joseph James O’Connor, 26, ...
PC Magazine

Hacker Hijacks Crosswalk Buttons to Mock Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg

A crosswalk button usually plays a beeping sound or a monotonous message. But over the weekend, several crosswalk systems in California’s Silicon Valley were hacked to play AI-generated audio clips of ...
Yahoo News UK

Briton pleads guilty to Twitter hack that included Kim Kardashian and Elon Musk

Joseph James O’Connor, also known as PlugwalkJoe, pleaded guilty in New York on Tuesday to his role in the July 2020 hacking, in addition to cyberstalking and multiple other schemes. O’Connor was ...
The Argus

Bognor man charged with Twitter hack of Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian

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