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Kanye West, Elon Musk and more hacked as part of huge Twitter cryptocurrency scam


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Kanye West, Elon Musk and more hacked as part of huge Twitter cryptocurrency scam

By Will Richards

 

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A host of celebrities and huge businesses have had their Twitter accounts hacked as part of what appears to be a massive cryptocurrency scam.

 

Yesterday (July 15), the likes of Kanye West, Elon Musk, former President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, as well as official accounts for Apple, Amazon and Uber were all targeted.

 

The tweets in question saw the celebrities and businesses tweeting an old-fashioned scam, getting fans to donate to a Bitcoin account, and saying they’ll double whatever is paid into the account.

 

Though many of the tweets were deleted just minutes after being posted, and Twitter said it was “aware of a security incident” and “taking steps to fix it,” The Verge, reports that over $100,000 was sent to the hacker’s Bitcoin account in the time the tweets were up.

 

Full Story: https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-elon-musk-and-more-hacked-as-part-of-huge-twitter-cryptocurrency-scam-2708884

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