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   Something normal happened on Twitter earlier this afternoon.   
   Someone claiming to be Elon Musk started tweeting an obvious   
   scam to entice his loyal bootlickers to send bitcoin to a random   
   cryptocurrency wallet. This happens all the time, but the   
   strange thing about today was that the tweets were coming from   
   Musk’s verified account. And nearly identical tweets were coming   
   from accounts of people like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West,   
   Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Warren Buffett, every major crypto-   
   exchange, and I’m quickly losing track of all of ‘em.   
      
   Illustration for article titled Apple, Musk, Gates, Bezos, and   
   Everyone You’ve Ever Heard of Hacked   
   Screenshot: Gizmodo   
   This is obviously the result of a Twitter hack the likes of   
   which we’ve never seen before. A spokesperson for the social   
   network told Gizmodo that they are aware of the situation and   
   will issue a statement shortly, which they did right before   
   publication.   
      
   The hackers appear to be using a number of different wallets but   
   the address being used on tweets from Musk and Gates has   
   received around $59,000 worth of bitcoin so far.   
      
   The sudden flurry of activity seems to be calming down. Apple,   
   for instance, is back to its usual standard of having zero   
   tweets after it tweeted the scam just moments ago. But the list   
   of prominent users who were affected continues to grow and now   
   the fake screenshots are taking over so we’ll probably never   
   sort out all the people who were hit by the attack.   
      
   This is an ongoing story and we’ll continue updating this post   
   as we receive more information.   
      
   Illustration for article titled Apple, Musk, Gates, Bezos, and   
   Everyone You’ve Ever Heard of Hacked   
   Screenshot: Gizmodo   
      
   Update 645pm ET: Twitter, apparently in an effort to stave off   
   the embarrassing hackfest, has blocked many verified accounts   
   from tweeting, which is probably for the best.   
      
   https://gizmodo.com/apple-musk-gates-bezos-and-everyone-you-ve-   
   ever-hea-1844396384   
       
      
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