))
The Great Twitter Heist – When Verified Accounts Became Crypto Bait
Manage episode 477172875 series 3648829
Content provided by Alex Cipher. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Alex Cipher or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
On July 15th, 2020, the internet broke for a moment. Verified Twitter accounts from Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Apple, Kanye West, and more all posted the same message: “Send me Bitcoin, and I’ll double it.”
It wasn’t a joke. It wasn’t a promo. It was a hack.
In this episode of Cypher Tech Hacks, Alex Cipher takes you inside the wild story of how a crew of teenage hackers gained access to Twitter’s internal admin tools, hijacked high-profile accounts, and pulled off one of the most public crypto scams ever — all while flexing in underground forums and bragging to journalists.
We’ll break down:
- How they social engineered Twitter employees
- What the “God Mode” admin panel looks like
- Why internal tools are your riskiest assets
- And how $118,000 in Bitcoin was just the beginning
This is the blueprint for every insider threat nightmare — and the reason no platform, no matter how big, is untouchable.
19 episodes
Share
