Twitter Hacked in Apparent Bitcoin Scam: Feeds of Musk, Biden, Gates, and Others Compromised

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) was the victim of an extensive hack late Wednesday afternoon. Numerous high-profile users of the messaging platform, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, ex-Microsoft leader Bill Gates, and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, saw their feeds hijacked.

In them, a post appeared that evening promising double returns on $1,000 donations made online, in Bitcoin within a 30-minute time window. Readers were directed to an outside URL for the donations.

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