Twitter accounts hacked

Mumbai Police warns people, issues advisory after Twitter accounts of eminent personalities hacked

The Maharashtra Cyber Police warned that it is possible that hackers could try to gain access to prominent Indian Twitter profiles in a similar fashion.

Jul 16, 2020, 23:53 PM IST

Twitter freezes users accounts as it investigates hacking of Obama, Kanye, Elon Musk profiles, among others

Hours after it was reported that several Twitter accounts of politicians and celebrities were hacked, Twitter on Thursday (July 16, 2020) said that they are aware of the security incident and were investigating the incident.

Jul 16, 2020, 08:54 AM IST

Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and several others hacked

A series of high-profile Twitter accounts were hijacked on Wednesday, with some of the platform`s top voices - including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality television show star Kim Kardashian, former U.S. President Barack Obama, billionaire Elon Musk, and rapper Kanye West, among many others - used to solicit digital currency.

Jul 16, 2020, 06:46 AM IST