Elon Musk, Joe Biden and Bill Gates’ Twitter accounts have all been compromised by cryptocurrency scammers. The hacked accounts have promised followers “double” payments if they invest into a bitcoin link.
Mr Gates, founder of Microsoft, posted a link to a scammers bitcoin account onto his twitter.
It said: “Everyone is asking me to give back, and now is the time.”
He then promised to double all payments to a Bitcoin address for the next 30 minutes.
A similar post was spotted on SpaceX founder Mr Musk’s Twitter.
He said: “I’m feeling generous because of COVID-19.
“I’ll double any BTC payment sent to my BTC address for the next hour.
“Good luck, and stay safe out there!”
That post was deleted, and then followed with another that said: “Feeling greatful, doubling app payments to my BTC address!
“You send $1,000, I send you back $2,000.”
Twitter’s support account said: “We are aware of a security incident impacting accounts on Twitter.
“We are investigating and taking steps to fix it.
“We will update everyone shortly.”
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