The New York Times Presents

The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter

Directed by John Pappas
TV-MA
S1 • E5    Nov 20, 2020    42m
7.21.0
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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Cast of The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter

  • Graham ClarkSelf - Hacker (archive footage)
  • Allison NixonSelf - Unit 221B, Cybersecurity Researcher
  • Nathaniel PopperSelf - Reporter, The New York Times
  • Kate CongerSelf - Technology Reporter, The New York Times
  • Connor BelcherSelf - YouTuber aka 'iMakeMcVids'
  • Joseph O'ConnorSelf - Cryptocurrency Prodigy aka 'PlugWalkJoe' (voice)
  • Gregg BennettSelf - Angel Investor
  • Andrew WarrenSelf - State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit, Florida
  • James XioSelf - Member of OGUser Community (voice)
  • Haseeb AwanSelf - CEO of Efani
  • John PappasDirector / Producer
  • Jarred AltermanDirector Of Photography
  • Pierre TakalEditor
  • Nathan PunwarEditor

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