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Dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts, including Obama, Biden, Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, and Apple, appear to have been hacked in a colossal bitcoin scam: here's the full list

Paige Leskin,Aaron Holmes   

Dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts, including Obama, Biden, Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, and Apple, appear to have been hacked in a colossal bitcoin scam: here's the full list
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Dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts were hacked Wednesday as part of an elaborate bitcoin scam.

Accounts belonging to billionaires, music artists, politicians, and tech founders and startups were all hacked. After more than an hour of bitcoin scams coming from large accounts, Twitter appeared to temporarily disable verified accounts from posting to the site as it looked into the issue.

"We are aware of a security incident impacting accounts on Twitter," the company wrote on Twitter. "We are investigating and taking steps to fix it. We will update everyone shortly."

Here are the all the Twitter accounts hit in Wednesday's bitcoin scam:

First the Cash app and and several cryptocurrency-related accounts

First the Cash app and and several cryptocurrency-related accounts
Twitter

Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates

Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates
Twitter

Tesla and SpaceX cofounder Elon Musk

Tesla and SpaceX cofounder Elon Musk
Elon Musk/Twitter

Billionaire philanthropist and donor Warren Buffett

Billionaire philanthropist and donor Warren Buffett
Twitter

Elon Musk, several more times.

Elon Musk, several more times.
Elon Musk/Twitter

Apple

Apple
Apple Bitcoin scam tweet      Twitter

Uber

Uber
Twitter

Kanye West

Kanye West
Twitter

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
Twitter

Billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg

Billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg
Twitter

Former Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden

Former Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden
Twitter

Music artist Wiz Khalifa

Music artist Wiz Khalifa
Twitter

Former President Barack Obama

Former President Barack Obama
Twitter

Fast food chain Wendy's

Fast food chain Wendy
Twitter

Boxer Floyd Mayweather

Boxer Floyd Mayweather
Twitter

YouTuber MrBeast

YouTuber MrBeast
Twitter

Music artist XXXTentacion, who died in 2018

Music artist XXXTentacion, who died in 2018
Twitter

Twitter personality God (aka David Javerbaum)

Twitter personality God (aka David Javerbaum)
Twitter

Kim Kardashian West.

Kim Kardashian West.
Twitter

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