French Twitter Hacker "Croll" Caught – and Released

March 25th, 2010 admin

0 Points Hacker Croll, the French hacker responsible for leaking Twitter documents to TechCrunch last year and hacking several high-profile Twitter accounts, including that of US President Barack Obama, was captured this week in France – and subsequently released. The hacker, a jobless 25 year-old who lived with his parents, was captured on Tuesday as the result of a joint investigation conducted by the FBI


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