---
title: "Twitter Elite Accounts Are Hijacked in Unprecedented Cryptocurrency Scam"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/twitter-elite-accounts-are-hijacked-in-unprecedented-cryptocurrency-scam/"
date: "2020-07-16T06:47:05+00:00"
section: "Vendor News"
tags:
  - "Cryptocurrency"
  - "Cryptocurrency Scams"
  - "Cyber Vulnerabilities"
  - "Cybersecurity"
  - "Hackers"
  - "Hijacking"
  - "Phishing"
  - "Phishing Attack"
  - "Twitter"
---

# Twitter Elite Accounts Are Hijacked in Unprecedented Cryptocurrency Scam

July 16, 2020

> Twitter locked down thousands of verified accounts belonging to elite Twitter users and high-profile companies in an effort to prevent hackers from perpetrating a massive cryptocurrency scam. Click here to

**Tags:** [Cryptocurrency](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cryptocurrency/) · [Cryptocurrency Scams](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cryptocurrency-scams/) · [Cyber Vulnerabilities](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-vulnerabilities/) · [Cybersecurity](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cybersecurity/) · [Hackers](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/hackers/) · [Hijacking](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/hijacking/) · [Phishing](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/phishing/) · [Phishing Attack](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/phishing-attack/) · [Twitter](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/twitter/)