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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Blasted After Massive Hack Hits Platform, Major Accounts Locked

Ryan Saavedra
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Blasted After Massive Hack Hits Platform, Major Accounts Locked
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Twitter was forced on Wednesday to put a temporary lock on most, if not all, verified user accounts – which are designated with a blue check mark – after the platform fell victim to a massive hack that targeted some of the largest and most prominent accounts on the platform.

Some of the top accounts that were successfully hacked by an unknown entity included the accounts of Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, Kanye West, Apple, Uber, Warren Buffett, Kim Kardashian, Cash App, Floyd Mayweather, and many others.

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