Published 11:26 IST, July 16th 2020
Twitter Hacked: Netizens roast security system, verified accounts with hilarious memes
Twitter accounts of major world leaders including Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Warren Buffet were hacked in by BitCoin scammers
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Twitter accounts of major world leaders including Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Warren Buffet were hacked by BitCoin scammers on July 16. This High profile hack did not only expose the vulnerabilities of the Twitter security system but also fuelled online scepticism and trolling. The event that left the world stunned soon triggered a massive meme riot with netizens hilariously targetting bluetick accounts.
Twitter’s security system right now. #twitterhacked pic.twitter.com/f4CMHHqnAI
— Ben Stewart (@benstewartfilm) July 15, 2020
Nahh u can't make this up 😂🤣#Hacked #twitterhacked pic.twitter.com/wTLyZhzrbz
— Bulgi (@lil_Bulgi) July 15, 2020
The hackers when people actually started sending them Bitcoin #Hacked #twitterhacked pic.twitter.com/3cAxpa1s6C
— Andrew (@Andrew_H__1) July 15, 2020
.@Twitter, here's Pro Tip #hacked #twitterhacked pic.twitter.com/r4L5J0QZwA
— Samsung Parody (@ParodySamsung) July 15, 2020
This is honestly surreal to watch. I thought it wasn't anything special, but then I saw this...
— Canary_Tapioca (@ctapioca_art) July 15, 2020
Oh no. #twitterhacked #hacked pic.twitter.com/u5o3yfcon2
My fellow non-checkmarked peasants, our time has come to rise up... and do absolutely nothing differently than we did a few hours ago.#twitterhacked #hacked pic.twitter.com/S0xgmOUmpq
— Dom John (@dominickjohn) July 15, 2020
#Twitter security right now after being #Hacked.#TwitterHacked pic.twitter.com/w26LpStuMC
— आभास पण्डया (@AbhasP) July 15, 2020
Hackers enjoying themselves as Twitter HQ burns to the ground #hacked #twitterhacked pic.twitter.com/YPN88BkXLL
— Mauktik Madan (@mauktikkk) July 15, 2020
Basically Sir, I’m calling from your Twitter account...#twitterhacked pic.twitter.com/3SyelhOAEt
— Sean (@SeanBcricket) July 15, 2020
Just before 4:30 PM ET on July 16, the hackers sent in a message from the hacked accounts asking bitcoins from the gullible people. In the message, the hackers gave a cryptic address linked to their BitCoin accounts and enticed people to get double the amount they send. Though, the accounts were locked and tweets removed immediately, hackers, by then, had already earned over 55000 dollars.
Twitter hacked
A series of scam tweets that were launched read, “I‘m feeling greatful, doubling all payments sent to my BTC address.” The tweet also contained a bitcoin address, presumably one associated with the hacker’s crypto wallet.
The hacker group behind this incident has not been revealed yet. However, the official Twitter handle of Twitter posted a message for its users saying, “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.” It also talked about the password setting and wrote, ‘We’re continuing to limit the ability to Tweet, reset your password, and some other account functionalities while we look into this. Thanks for your patience.”
11:27 IST, July 16th 2020