The virtual bail hearing for the person who allegedly hacked some of the most high-profile Twitter accounts was disrupted by a pornographic “Zoom bomb.”
As Graham Ivan Clark’s lawyers sought a Florida court to lower his bail on Wednesday, raunchy images were broadcast into the hearing. Clark’s lawyers were hoping to get his bail lowered after it was set at $725,000, according to Bloomberg News. His legal team told Judge Christopher Nash in Tampa that Clark’s bail is much higher than the $117,000 Clark is alleged to have received through the hack.
The judge decided to rule against Clark but granted his request to remove the condition that he prove the source of the funds.
Clark, who currently remains in jail, was charged with 17 counts of communications fraud, 11 counts of fraudulent use of personal information, and one count each of organized fraud of more than $5,000 and accessing computers or electronic devices without authority. Clark allegedly hacked into several prominent figures’ Twitter accounts asking for monetary donations.
The accounts of former President Barack Obama, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, and others were among those hacked in July.
The prosecutors also noted that Clark’s property was investigated during a previous, unrelated cryptocurrency investigation.
