Hackers used the account, which has 13 million followers, to amplify a Clippy-themed cryptocurrency account.
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Sesame Workshop Regains Control of Elmo’s Hacked X Account After Racist Posts
The account was compromised over the weekend and Elmo’s 650,000 followers were given antisemitic threats and a reference to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
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Prison Sentence for Man Involved in SEC X Account Hack
Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to prison for hacking SEC’s official X account and publishing fraudulent posts increasing Bitcoin value.
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US Hasn’t Determined Who Was Behind Cyberattack That Caused Outage on Musk’s X
US officials have not determined who was behind an apparent cyberattack on the social media site X that limited access to the platform for thousands of users.
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Hackers Take Credit for X Cyberattack
Information is coming to light on the cyberattack that caused X outages, but it should be taken with a pinch of salt.
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Elon Musk Claims X Being Targeted in ‘Massive Cyberattack’ as Service Goes Down
Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform X was being targeted in a “massive cyberattack” that impacted availability.
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X Releases Its First Transparency Report Since Elon Musk’s Takeover
Social media platform X published its first transparency report since the company was purchased by Elon Musk.
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Elon Musk Says Cyberattack Crashed Site Ahead of Trump Livestream Interview
Elon Musk says a cyberattack impacted a livestream interview with US Presidential candidate Donald Trump on the X social media platform.
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Hacked Mandiant X Account Abused for Cryptocurrency Theft
Mandiant’s account on X, formerly Twitter, was hacked and used to lure users to a cryptocurrency phishing site.
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