Twitter hack: Obama, Bezos and Kardashian targeted by Bitcoin scam

July 16, 2020 by News Desk

Hackers break into the accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and global companies in an apparent Bitcoin scam.

Fake tweets were posted to the accounts of Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk, offering to send $2,000 for every $1,000 sent to a Bitcoin address.

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