The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter (2020)
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.
Director: John Pappas
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Graham Clark as Self - Hacker (archive footage) |
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Allison Nixon as Self - Unit 221B, Cybersecurity Researcher |
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Nathaniel Popper as Self - Reporter, The New York Times |
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Kate Conger as Self - Technology Reporter, The New York Times |
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Connor Belcher as Self - YouTuber aka 'iMakeMcVids' |
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Joseph O'Connor as Self - Cryptocurrency Prodigy aka 'PlugWalkJoe' (voice) |
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Gregg Bennett as Self - Angel Investor |
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Andrew Warren as Self - State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit, Florida |
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James Xio as Self - Member of OGUser Community (voice) |
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Haseeb Awan as Self - CEO of Efani |
| Editing | Nathan Punwar | Editor |
| Editing | Pierre Takal | Editor |
| Production | Jason Stallman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephanie Preiss | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Jarred Alterman | Director of Photography |
| Production | John Pappas | Producer |
| Production | Ken Druckerman | Executive Producer |
| Directing | John Pappas | Director |
| Production | Mary Robertson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Banks Tarver | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sam Dolnick | Executive Producer |