John McAfee claims his Twitter account was hacked after a series of messages were posted to his account, encouraging followers to purchase lesser-known cryptocurrencies. McAfee subsequently deleted the offending tweets, and claimed that most likely his mobile phone was compromised. The security veteran has been caught out by poor security practices in the past, only to offer eyebrow-raising and hard-to-swallow explanations later. In response to the alleged hack, he has disabled two-factor authentication on his accounts.”]
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