Twitter accounts of US giants in the grip of hacking

Twitter accounts of US giants in the grip of hacking

Around 4pm New York local time on Wednesday, a tweet came from Elon Musk's verified account: "Covid-19 actually makes me feel generous. I'll give him back twice as much as he sends me in the next half hour!" Below that was a link to send bitcoins. Twitter deletes the tweet within minutes of it being posted. The same tweet appeared soon after. Then for the third time!  Barack Obama and countless other verified Twitter accounts that have at least a few million followers on social media. - News from the BBC. Joe Biden, Connie West's Twitter account, was also hacked. The accounts of US tech giant Apple and ride-sharing service provider Uber were not spared. The hacking victim received tweets from every account asking for cryptocurrency. The tweet came from Bill Gates' own account, "Everyone is telling me to repay the loan. Now is the time. You give me one thousand dollars, I will give you two thousand dollars ”! Below is the link to send Bitcoin as usual. Twitter chief Jack Dorsey called the day a "tough day" for staff. "We are impossibly embarrassed that this has happened." - He wrote in a tweet. "We are trying to understand and we will let you know as much as possible after we get a clear picture of what exactly happened." - Added Dorsey. 

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