U.S. teen arrested in alleged involvement in Twitter hack


WASHINGTON, July 31 (Xinhua) -- A 17-year-old U.S. teenager was arrested in Tampa, southeastern state of Florida, on Friday for his alleged involvement in a massive Twitter hack earlier this month.

Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren filed 30 felony charges against the minor for "scamming people across America" regarding the hacking incident.

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