Here is how people reacted to this cryptocurrency scam on Twitter.
Twitter accounts of some of the most powerful public figures were presumably hacked on Wednesday night as suspicious activity was detected. Twitter accounts of Bill Gates and Elon Musk fell prey to cryptocurrency scam and those weren’t the only two accounts that were hacked.
Barack Obama, Warren Buffet, Joe Biden, Bezos, Kim Kardashian and a few other celebrities posted a fishy tweet that promised people to double the amount of money if they were to transfer it to a certain wallet. Take a look at the tweets below:
NEW: Hackers take over Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and many more. pic.twitter.com/UGXEkYunHb
— Norbert Elekes (@NorbertElekes) July 15, 2020
Such scams have been seen on Twitter previously but people are concerned about how safe it is for high profile celebrities to be on this microblogging platform. Twitter acknowledged this problem and said that they are already working on fixing this problem.
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.
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 15, 2020
People couldn’t help but compare this incident to Money Heist, a popular show on Netflix. Here is what they had to say.
This ain’t an incident, this is a heist.
— M3thods (@M2Madness) July 15, 2020
— umeshb1qwr30ddc04zqp878c0f0dy2 (@Umemesh) July 15, 2020
The hackers rn pic.twitter.com/u1b0t2K6wc
— (@envyrgn) July 15, 2020
WE ALL KNOW WHO #HACKED TWITTER @mega64 pic.twitter.com/Qd6c2lCnpa
— Mark Couchenour (@MarkCouchenour) July 16, 2020
#MoneyHeist Gone real. To all those who have lost their money #GreedIsNeverGoodOption https://t.co/eM2LjjpNTP
— Vikas Chauhan (@vikas1073) July 16, 2020
What do you think of this incident?
