A series of high-profile Twitter accounts were hijacked on Wednesday, with a few of the platform’s leading voices– including U.S. governmental prospect Joe Biden, reality tv program star Kim Kardashian, previous U.S. President Barack Obama, billionaire Elon Musk, and rapper Kanye West, among numerous others– utilized to solicit digital currency.
Almost two hours after the first wave of hacks, the cause of the breach had actually not yet been made public. In an indication of the seriousness of the problem, Twitter took the remarkable step of preventing at least some confirmed accounts from publishing messages entirely.
It was not clear whether all confirmed users were affected however, if they were, it would have a substantial impact on the platform and its users. Validated users consist of celebs, journalists, and news companies as well as governments, political leaders, heads of state, and emergency services.
Twitter did not offer explanation however said in a statement that users “might be not able to tweet or reset your password while