UK man who hacked Obama, other celebrities' X accounts ordered to pay $5 mn in Bitcoin
A UK man jailed for hacking X accounts of multiple high-profile figures, including Barack Obama and Elon Musk, has been ordered to repay Bitcoin worth $5.4 million. Joseph James O'Connor carried out the 2020 scam to steal cryptocurrency. Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said it has obtained an order to seize 42 Bitcoins and other crypto assets linked to the scam.