Barack Obama and Joe Biden's Accounts Accessed in Large-Scale Twitter Breach

Kanye West, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos were also affected

A series of high-profile Twitter accounts were hacked in quick succession Wednesday evening, including those of former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden, the leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Additionally, the accounts of rapper Kanye West and billionaires Mike Bloomberg, Elon Musk, Warren Buffett and Jeff Bezos were also compromised, along with the corporate accounts for Apple, Uber and Cash App.

“I am giving back to the community,” the message posted on Biden’s account said.

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