Hackers hijack high-profile Twitter accounts in bitcoin scam
15 Jul 2020
Attackers take over 130 Twitter accounts, including those of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Elon Musk, to promote a bitcoin scam.
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Attackers take over 130 Twitter accounts, including those of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Elon Musk, to promote a bitcoin scam.
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