Apparent con artists on Wednesday hacked into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians and major companies in a bitcoin scam that has triggered an unprecedented and ongoing site-wide shutdown. ComfortablySmug's followers often refer to his Twitter account as "The Real America." Elsewhere, cybersecurity experts speculated that a Twitter employee's account credentials had been hijacked, allowing broad access; or that a major security vulnerability may have been exploited. The Daily Caller's editorial director, Vince Coglianese, pointed out on Twitter that in 2017, a rogue Twitter employee briefly shut down Trump's account. Bezos, Gates and Musk are among the 10 richest people in the world, with tens of millions of followers on Twitter.

Source: Fox News July 15, 2020 22:29 UTC