Hackers are targeting Twitter accounts of journalists, activists, and human rights defenders in Venezuela, Bahrain, and Myanmar. Hackers hijack verified Twitter accounts and rename them to influential people in order to spread fake news. The attack begins with a simple account takeover, but then the hackers change the username and display name with the one having a large influence on social media. The hacker then registered a new account, resembling with their original profiles, under the original usernames (Twitter handles) but using the attacker’s controlled email addresses. This means, every time victims try to recover their accounts using password reset option, the confirmation emails will be sent to the hijacker.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2017/06/social-media-fake-news.html