The Great Twitter Heist – When Verified Accounts Became Crypto Bait

Cypher Tech Hacks

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.

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