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On wednesday afternion, the Twitter Accounts of Notable Billionires Including Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla Founder Elon Musk, Rapper Kanye West, Microsoft Founder Bill Gates, and New York Michael Bloomberg Were hacked. Politicians’ Accounts, Including Joe Biden and Barack Obama, Were Also affected soon after. “I am giving back to the community,” The Tweets Read. “All Bitcoin Sent to the Address Below Will Be Sent Back Doubled!” The link to the Bitcoin Wallet is consistent Throughout All the Tweets, suggesting a cryptocurrency scam.
The Bulk of the Messages Have Been Deleted, Though Screenshots Remain of Several Affected Accounts:
The hack is a significant breach of a Major Tech Company’s Privacy Systems, and Expanded Beyond Its Initial Wave of Billionires, Cryptocurrency figures, and Politicians to include Influencers (Mrbeast), Major Companies (Apple, Cash App, Wendy’s), Athletes (Floyd Mayweather), and Joke Accounts (God). According to Several Tech reporters following the break, the plan appears to be working:
Its an Actual Wallet Address and There Are Are Transactions Happening. IT’S UNCLEAR if these transensions are legit. Scammers offten Seed their Own Scams to Give Therm The Appearans of Authenticity. pic.twitter.com/xfhl3817xr– Ryan Metamac
(@rmac18) July 15, 2020
Twitter Has understatedly acknowledged the problem, while the biden campaign struted that the platform Locked His Account immediately after the break, and removed the Tweet. Nor part of twitter’s effhority to solve the problem, Verified Accounts were restricted from tweeting for several periods on wednesday night.
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