Spain orders extradition of British alleged hacker to US

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Spain's National Court has agreed to the extradition to the U.S. of a British citizen who allegedly took part in computer attacks, including the July 2020 hacking of Twitter accounts of public figures such as Joseph Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Gates. A court statement Friday said requirements had been met for handing over Joseph James O'Connor to U.S. authorities for 14 charges covering crimes such as revelation of secrets, membership of a criminal gang, illegal access to computer systems, internet fraud, money laundering and extortion. O'Connor, 23, from Liverpool, England was arrested in the southern Spanish coastal town of Estepona in July 2021.