Twitter Bitcoin hack: Social media accounts of Obama, Bill Gates and Elon Musk targeted, sparking mass suspension

Today, former President Barack Obama celebrates his 59th birthday.To honor the special day, former First Lady Michelle Obama shared a throwback photo of the two with their daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama, on Instagram.The couple recently dished about their relationship on the premiere episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast on Spotify.Former President Barack Obama turns 59 years old today, and former First Lady Michelle Obama is celebrating with a sweet dedication to her "favorite guy" on

recent Twitter hacks of several high-profile accounts, including Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Kanye West and more.17-year-old Graham Ivan Clark from Tampa Bay was arrested yesterday (July 31) by the FBI, IRS, US Secret Service and Florida law enforcement.

A British man, a Florida man and a Florida teen were identified by authorities Friday as the hackers who earlier this month took over Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls to scam people around the globe out of more than $100,000 in Bitcoin. Graham Ivan Clark, 17, was arrested Friday in Tampa, where the Hillsborough State Attorney's Office will prosecute him as adult.

Ted Johnson A 17-year-old was arrested on Friday for being the “mastermind” behind the July 15 hack of the Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and other high-profile figures.Graham Ivan Clark, of Tampa, was arrested early in the day on allegations that he orchestrated a scheme to “steal the identities of prominent people,” then posted messages in their names directing people to send Bitcoin to accounts associated with him, according to Andrew Warren, state attorney

Ted Johnson Former President Barack Obama eulogized John Lewis as a “founding father of that fuller, fairer, better America,” while calling for a renewed push for voting rights and other reforms, even if that means ending the Senate’s filibuster.Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta following two of his predecessors, former presidents George W.

Barack Obama delivered a powerful eulogy at the funeral service for the late congressman and renowned civil rights leader John Lewis on Thursday, remembering the inspirational figure as a man who «believed that, in all of us, there is a capacity for great courage.»Preceded by remarks from Bill Clinton, George W.

A day of passionate speeches and unforgettable stories at Rep. John Lewis‘ funeral service ended with triumphant, heartbreaking words from his friend, former President Barack Obama. Obama joined two other former presidents, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, in honoring the memory and legacy of the Civil Rights icon, who fought tirelessly for justice until he died on July 17.

As you might know, the former FLOTUS has just launched her very own podcast on Spotify so it’s safe to say that Michelle Obama will be able to express her opinions and use her voice a lot more from now own. However, that is not to say that she will only be talking about politics and social issues.

Michelle Obama launched her eponymous Spotify podcast today with an episode starring her husband, Barack Obama, during which they discussed community organizing and family life. During the intimate discussion, the former First Lady shared that part of the reason why she fell for Barack was that he was "guided by the principle that we are each other's brothers' and sisters' keepers." The couple also shared insight about raising their daughters, Malia and Sasha Obama.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNo shocker here: In the premiere episode of Michelle Obama’s Spotify podcast, she sits down for a one-on-one conversation with her husband, former President Barack Obama.The first episode of “The Michelle Obama Podcast” with the former First Couple launches July 29 exclusively on Spotify worldwide.

a number of high-profile accounts compromised earlier this week.“At this time, we believe attackers targeted certain Twitter employees through a social engineering scheme,” the company wrote in its statement, explaining that the hackers were able to gain access to the accounts through Twitter’s “internal systems.”The security breach took over the social media platform on Wednesday night as accounts with millions of followers — including those of Kanye West, Joe Biden and Elon Musk — were

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerTwitter was scrambling today to contain the fallout from a major embarrassment, as the accounts of such prominent people as Bill Gates, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos and Barack Obama all were victimized by a bitcoin scam that promised the unwary a chance to double their money.Fortunately, Trevor Noah somehow avoided the hack to his account, even though he’s famous.

Twitter has confirmed a major security breach after a number of high-profile and celebrity accounts were targeted by hackers in a "coordinated social engineering attack".The hack came to light yesterday (July 15) evening, when near-identical scam tweets asking followers to donate Bitcoin appeared on accounts belonging to the likes of Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West, former US President Barack Obama, Elon Musk, and even Apple.The tweets, which included a link to a Bitcoin wallet, told followers

Kanye West, Elon Musk, former President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, as well as official accounts for Apple, Amazon and Uber were all targeted.The tweets in question saw the celebrities and businesses tweeting an old-fashioned scam, getting fans to donate to a Bitcoin account, and saying they’ll double whatever is paid into the account.Though many of the tweets were deleted just minutes after being posted, and Twitter said it was “aware of a security incident” and “taking steps to

here“If you send $1,000, I will send back $2,000!“Only doing this for the next 30 minutes! Enjoy.”Bill Gates, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos were among those targeted.Kanye West’s account was hacked twice in the space of an hour with the same message posted.Apple, Uber and other company accounts were also hacked.Most of the tweets have been deleted, but some have been retweeted thousands of times.Twitter said: “We detected what we believe to be a

Twitter temporarily suspended verified accounts from posting on the platform following a cryptocurrency scam that targeted several high-profile users, including Elon Musk and Bill Gates as well as Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kanye West and several company accounts, including Apple and Square's Cash App, among others."We are aware of a security incident impacting accounts on Twitter. We are investigating and taking steps to fix it.

High-profile Twitter accounts, including those of Barack Obama, Elon Musk and Kanye West, have been hacked as part of a widespread cryptocurrency scam.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticWhen the feeds of some of the most high-profile people in the world are hacked, your internal systems are undermined and your stock takes a 4% drop, “tough day” may be a severe understatement.Yet, that is what Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said today after Joe Biden, Kanye West, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Amazon kingpin Jeff Bezos, ex-NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Bill Gates plus the corporate feeds of Apple and saw their accounts taken over for a spell on