eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 5: PlugwalkJoe

Buy a hat and hold the F on.  This story gets nuts.

Between 2019 and 2020, a character only known as “PlugwalkJoe” went on an online crime spree.  From SIM swapping, to cryptocurrency theft, to the Twitter hack, to swatting a juvenile, to extorting high profile TikTok (Addison Rae) & Snapchat (Bella Thorne) accounts it seemed PlugWalkJoe would continue and never be caught.  Sit back and enjoy Episode 5 of eCrimeBytes where we take a deep look at PlugwalkJoe.

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Resources:

• https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-indictment-charging-uk-citizen-conspiracy-commit-computer
• https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-arrested-connection-alleged-role-twitter-hack 
• https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60695147/united-states-v-oconnor/
• https://ecf.nysd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/iqquerymenu.pl?565595
• https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-man-implicated-twitter-hacking-charged-ny-with-cryptocurrency-theft-2021-11-03/ 
• https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-citizen-arrested-spain-role-2020-twitter-hack-2021-07-21/  
• https://www.databreaches.net/spain-orders-extradition-of-british-alleged-hacker-to-u-s/

Note: "Avi" means "avatar" in this episode.