'Bitcoin Twitter hack' targets accounts of Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Apple and Uber
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukhereThe feared hack targeted verified, high-profile individuals and companies, commentators said.The tweets appeared to promote the cryptocurrency - and were all virtually the same.They requested money should be sent to an address.A tweet appearing on Kanye West's account was quoted as saying: "I am giving back to my fans."All Bitcoin sent to my address below will be sent back doubled."I am only doing a maximum of $10,000,000."Elon Musk's account tweeted: "Giving back to my community!"All Bitcoin sent to my address below will be sent back doubled."If you send $1,000, I will send back $2,000!"Only doing this for the next 30 minutes!
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