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Several Prominent Twitter Accounts Hijacked in Cryptocurrency Scam

Several prominent Twitter accounts were hacked Wednesday in what appears to be a cryptocurrency scam. Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Elon Musk among those affected. Security experts suspect it was likely a problem on Twitter’s side. Twitter has launched an investigation into what happened and how this scam became widespread among so many prominent and verified accounts. It’s not clear who might have hijacked or hacked all these accounts, however, it does seem as if some messages were successful in scamming people out of their money.”]

Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/several-prominent-twitter-accounts-hijacked-in-cryptocurrency-scam-a-14631

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