The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter

20200h 42mDir. John PappasHD

Documentary

Elon Musk. Bill Gates. Kanye West. Joe Biden. Barack Obama. They and dozens of others were being hacked recently, and Twitter appeared powerless to stop it. Who had brought the tech giant to its knees? A 17-year-old kid in Tampa.

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Top Cast

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Graham Clark

Self - Hacker (archive footage)

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Allison Nixon

Self - Unit 221B, Cybersecurity Researcher

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Nathaniel Popper

Self - Reporter, The New York Times

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Kate Conger

Self - Technology Reporter, The New York Times

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Connor Belcher

Self - YouTuber aka 'iMakeMcVids'

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Joseph O'Connor

Self - Cryptocurrency Prodigy aka 'PlugWalkJoe' (voice)

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Gregg Bennett

Self - Angel Investor

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Andrew Warren

Self - State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit, Florida

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James Xio

Self - Member of OGUser Community (voice)

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Haseeb Awan

Self - CEO of Efani

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