Several popular verified accounts have been hacked by scammers to promote an ad using Tesla boss Elon Musk’s name and likeness. British fashion retailer Matalan, film distributor Pathe and US publisher Pantheon Books were among those whose accounts were taken over by scam artists. The scam used promoted tweets – where is paid by advertisers to make a tweet appear to a wider audience. The tweets have since been deleted with many accounts recovered, though some were left blank while waiting for their owners to re-enter their name and profile picture. Scammers targeted several “verified” accounts (denoted with a blue tick) and changed the name and image to that of Mr Musk. The tweet then urged users to part with a small amount of Bitcoin – a digital currency – to supposedly receive
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