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The New York Times Presents — Season 1, Episode 5: The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter

Documentary42 min3 seasons, 20 episodes7.2/10

Episode synopsis

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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