The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter
EpisodeS1E542 min2020-11-20

The New York Times Presents

The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter

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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Guest Stars

Graham Clark

Self - Hacker (archive footage)

Allison Nixon

Self - Unit 221B, Cybersecurity Researcher

Nathaniel Popper

Self - Reporter, The New York Times

Kate Conger

Self - Technology Reporter, The New York Times

Connor Belcher

Self - YouTuber aka 'iMakeMcVids'

Joseph O'Connor

Self - Cryptocurrency Prodigy aka 'PlugWalkJoe' (voice)

Gregg Bennett

Self - Angel Investor

Andrew Warren

Self - State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit, Florida

James Xio

Self - Member of OGUser Community (voice)

Haseeb Awan

Self - CEO of Efani

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John Pappas

Director

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John Pappas

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Pierre Takal

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Jarred Alterman

Director of Photography

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Nathan Punwar

Nathan Punwar

Editor

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The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter - Season 1 Ep. 5 Highlight

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