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#XBTUSD - Unusual activity
75M USD in 5 minutes (8%)
B: 9191.5 ❇ (0.39%)
A: 9192 ❇ (0.39%)
24H Vol: 1.07B USD
Last signal: 7 hours ago (9/7D)

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#XBTUSD - Unusual selling activity
43.4M USD in 10 minutes (7%)
B: 9153.5 🔴 (0.53%)
A: 9154 🔴 (0.53%)
24H Vol: 661M USD
Last signal: 1 day ago (9/7D)

High profile Twitter Hack

At the time of writing, criminals have farmed 4.20 BTC from hacking high profile Twitter accounts, from crypto exchanges & personalities to Bill Gates and Elon Musk

https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh

https://twitter.com/wizkhalifa/status/1283514355942817793

Wiz Khalifa rekt

Obama next
https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1283515490653147139

Hackers have received 11.96466839 so far

Mr Beast
https://twitter.com/MrBeastYT/status/1283516444735614986

Floyd Mayweather (7.8M followers)
https://twitter.com/FloydMayweather/status/1283517984548454404

Kanye West (29M Followers) https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1283518491220484103

XXX Tentacion (2.1M Followers
https://twitter.com/xxxtentacion/status/1283519196220063747

As of now, tweets from high profile Twitter accounts have stopped.

Scam address netted 12.44543500 BTC

The biggest victim was stolen 4.56 BTC
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/63015d329fc7b9fde1809291ca4b483112ea9abe05bbe47fa6b8677ee860f119

Kim Kardashian (65,7 M Followers) https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/1283523054874877953

New Scam address https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1qwr30ddc04zqp878c0evdrqfx564mmf0dy2w39l

Mentions of Bitcoin in mainstream media today:

Twitter is still restricted as company probes major bitcoin hack - SlashGear 2020-07-16

Biden, Gates, Other Twitter Accounts Hacked in Bitcoin Scam - Snopes.com 2020-07-16

Twitter blocks tweets by verified users after hack exposed some to Bitcoin scammers - AdAge.com 2020-07-16

Gates, Musk and Other Top Tech Figures Get Twitter Accounts Hacked (Sheera Frenkel/New York Times - Business) - Techinvestornews.com 2020-07-16

Twitter hack update: Blue checkmarks temporarily banned - Seeking Alpha 2020-07-16

Multiple high profile twitter accounts hacked to spread bitcoin scam [News] - Fark.com 2020-07-16

Twitter silences major accounts after Bitcoin scam hack - Free Malaysia Today 2020-07-16

Twitter limits tweeting as prominent accounts spam out cryptocoin scams - Sophos.com 2020-07-16

The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis - The Verge 2020-07-16

High profile Twitter accounts hacked in apparent Bitcoin scam - 1News 2020-07-16

Twitter takes down screenshots of internal tools allegedly behind hacking spree - CNET 2020-07-16

Twitter users roast verified users during the Blue Check Lockdown - Mashable 2020-07-16

Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam - Boston Herald 2020-07-16

Twitter accounts of Biden, Obama, Musk, Gates, others hacked in Bitcoin scam - The Times of Israel 2020-07-16

Twitter stops all 'Blue Tick' accounts from posting after major hack - TweakTown 2020-07-16

Twitter Stops Verified Accounts From Tweeting To Combat Hack - Screen Rant - Screen Rant 2020-07-16

Kim Kardashian, Elon Musk and More Twitter Accounts Hacked - Us Weekly 2020-07-16

They hacked twitter! How did it work? - Metafilter.com 2020-07-16

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Barack Obama And More Had Their Twitter Accounts Hacked In Bitcoin Scam - Entertainment Tonight 2020-07-16

Video: Massive scam leaves Biden, Musk, Obama Twitter accounts hacked - Daily Mail 2020-07-16

Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam - LancasterOnline 2020-07-16

Twitter hack snags Obama, Biden, Gates accounts in Bitcoin scam - The Indian Express 2020-07-16

Slog PM: For the Love of Goya, Stitt Gets Sick, Crypto Hackers Flex on the Rich and Famous - TheStranger.com 2020-07-16

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B: 9115.5 🔴 (0.29%)
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24H Vol: 359M USD
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