What appeared to have started out off as an individual assault, turned into a large cyberattack on various higher-profile Twitter accounts. From Elon Musk to Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos and a lot of extra, all the accounts have been hacked and for a single reason – run an elaborate Bitcoin scam.

Even even though it grew to become distinct to a lot of that the promise to double the Bitcoins despatched to a given address in the tweets is a rip-off, several appeared to have fallen for it. Even though it can be not distinct how a lot in Bitcoin currency has been duped by the hackers, but so much the variety is to the tune of $100,000.

The hackers are focusing on superior-profile accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers. This delivers into concern Twitter’s protection units. The microblogging system has not responded nevertheless, but reported it is searching into the matter. It is doable that the hackers obtained accessibility to these credentials via some employee admins or exploited a stability loophole in the system to bypass logins entirely.

“We are aware of a safety incident impacting accounts on Twitter. We are investigating and taking steps to take care of it. We will update every person soon,” Twitter explained. 

Gemini cryptocurrency exchange founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss swear by the security of the account. They utilised two-aspect authentication as very well as a robust password, which is ideally the only way to retain hackers at bay. 

Whose Twitter accounts HACKED?

This is a listing of Twitter accounts that have been hacked. The listing will be current as and when we determine far more.

1. Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

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2. Invoice Gates (@BillGates)

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3. Apple (@Apple)

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4. Uber (Uber)

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5. Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos)

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6. Joe Biden (@JoeBiden)

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7. Kanye West (@kanyewest)

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8. Square’s Funds App (@CashApp)

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9. Gemini cryptocurrency trade (@Gemini)

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10. Mike Bloomberg (MikeBloomberg)

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11. Barack Obama (@BarackObama)

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12. MrBeast (@MrBeastYT)

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13. Ripple (@Ripple)

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14. Charlie Lee (@SatoshiLite)

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15. Binance (@binance)

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16. Justin Sunshine (@justinsuntron)

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17. CZ Binance (@czbinance)

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18. Kucoin (@Kucoincom) 

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19.  Tron Basis (@tronfoundation)

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20. Coindesk (@Coindesk)

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