Update: With President Obama’s account falling victim, Twitter has shut down ALL verified “Blue Check” accounts. They can retweet but they cannot post fresh Tweets.
Original Story:
No, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is not running a Bitcoin scam, but a scammer has hacked the Vice President’s account an posted a Tweet asking people to send $1000.
The Tweet only stayed live and pinned to his profile for less than two minutes, but accumulated a lot of traction. It’s unknown if any money was sent to the scammers in the time it was up, but either way it shows a glaring flaw in both Twitter as well as the Biden campaign. They’ve been plagued with technology issues from the start of the campaign. As for the Twitter account, it is commonly believed the former Vice President does not have access to his own account and the Tweets are coming from staffers.
This is fake dude.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 15, 2020
This isn't real, someone has hacked twitter and is using it to scam people
— The Notorious R.A.D. (@x_R_A_D_x) July 15, 2020
Holy Crap…now they hacked Biden's account
— Anons Synonymous?? (@AnonsSynonymous) July 15, 2020
Just another example of Joe Biden not writing his own tweets ??
— Ben Jammin ?? (Parler: xBenJamminx) (@xBenJamminx) July 15, 2020
Several large accounts were also hacked, including Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mike Bloomberg, Jeff Bezos, and Apple.
163 transactions in few minutes time, more than $40,000 raised by hackers who took over Bill Gates Twitter . A minute of silence for those who fell for the scam.
#billgates #hacked pic.twitter.com/9cHkJbPTDa— melted♥️ (@Fiction49613028) July 15, 2020
Hackers just took control of the Twitter accounts of Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos (& Apple), Kanye West and Mike Bloomberg. Shows you how even the world's richest & most powerful people are just as vulnerable as anyone else. It's like an episode of Mr. Robot. #Hacked pic.twitter.com/nzGXn2oMvg
— Jake Morphonios ? www.blackstoneintel.com (@morphonios) July 15, 2020
Michael Bloomberg account Hacked by Bitcoin scam.
Also Elon Musk, Kanye West, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Apple and others. Be careful #Hacked pic.twitter.com/gvkYwuOmFK
— KJ (@KamalJoshi108) July 15, 2020
This is an embarrassment for the campaign, but it’s indicative of the type of White House we would have if he were elected. His mental acuity is fading. His understanding of technology is minimal. Scammers are crossing their fingers.
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