Elon Musk’s and Bill Gates' Twitter Accounts Get Hacked to Advertise Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

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Wed, 07/15/2020 - 20:46
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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has had his Twitter account hacked by scammers who are currently promoting a Bitcoin giveaway to almost the billionaire's 37 mln followers.    

image by twitter.com/elonmusk

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The BTC address that is posted in one of his tweets has already collected 2.52 BTC ($23,131) in mere minutes. 

A few minutes ago, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates also fell victim to hackers who are now using his account with 51.1 mln followers to advertise the sham. 

image by twitter.com/BillGates

Earlier today, U.Today reported about the Twitter accounts that belong to major cryptocurrency exchanges and industry leaders being almost simultaneously compromised by scammers.