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Jacob Siegal
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- Hackers took over verified Twitter accounts of major brands, companies, and celebrities on Wednesday afternoon, asking for people to send them Bitcoin.
- Some of the accounts affected include Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Apple, Kanye West, and Jeff Bezos.
- Twitter says that it is "looking into" the issue.
On Wednesday afternoon, dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts of major brands and celebrities began sending out tweets asking their followers to send Bitcoin. In return, they promised to send back double the amount to the sender. If this sounds like a scam, it's because it clearly is, but that hasn't stopped hundreds of users from sending tens of thousands of dollars worth of cryptocurrency to the scammers behind this massive hack.
Speaking with Business Insider, a Twitter spokesperson said the company is "looking into" the apparent hack.
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Apple, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and more high-profile Twitter accounts hacked by Bitcoin scammers originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 15 Jul 2020 at 17:19:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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