So accounts got hacked into and they were used to get people to send bitcoins to links. Obama, Elon, Biden, and Mr. Amazon were among the big names used.
https://www.engadget.com/everything-we-know-about-the-twitter-bitcoin-scam-hack-202447973.html
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