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

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

Twitter CEO's hacked account sends racist tweets before being 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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