Twitter TWTR On Wednesday, the Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Apple, among others, were compromised and used to solicit Bitcoin donations as part of a broader scam. (At the time, Twitter said it "limits access" to sensitive account information to certain vetted employees.") And fake Twitter accounts purporting to be Musk have also been used to peddle cryptocurrency scams in the past. For years, Twitter has wielded a disproportionate amount of influence relative to its actual size. It's that influence, and the long list of big names actively on the platform, that may only lead to greater attention from hackers.

Source: CNN July 16, 2020 21:00 UTC