British man arrested for alleged role in July 2020 Twitter hack

The Spanish National police arrested Joseph O'Connor, 22, in Estonia on Wednesday at the request of U.S authorities for his alleged role in the July 2020 hack of Twitter that compromised more than 130 accounts, including ones belonging to politicians and celebrities.

O'Connor, a citizen of the United Kingdom, is also charged with hacks of TikTok and Snapchat accounts, and cyberstalking of a juvenile victim, the Department of Justice said. Last summer's high-profile breach impacted the accounts of then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, former President Obama, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Tesla's Elon Musk.