Twitter CEO's hacked account sends racist tweets before being secured

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Twitter CEO's hacked account sends racist tweets before being secured

Sending curse words to 4 million followers before account re-secured.

The account of Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey was hacked on Friday afternoon, sending public tweets and retweets including racial slurs and curse words to 4 million followers before Twitter secured the account. The social media company, co-founded by Dorsey, said the phone number ...

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