Prominent Twitter Accounts Hacked

Twitter accounts belonging to Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Apple, among other prominent handles, were compromised on Wednesday and posted tweets that appeared to promote a cryptocurrency scam. The accounts, along with those of Kanye West, Jeff Bezos and Mike Bloomberg, posted similar tweets soliciting donations via Bitcoin to their verified profiles on Wednesday. "Everyone is asking me to give back, and now is the time," Gates’ tweet said, promising to double all payments to a Bitcoin address for the next 30 minutes. A spokesperson for Twitter said the company is looking into the issue. The-CNN-Wire