Prominent Twitter accounts hijacked in crypto scam; Elon Musk and Warren Buffett among victims

Hackers compromised dozens of high-profile Twitter Inc. accounts late Wednesday in an attempted cryptocurrency heist, and the site appeared to be spending the afternoon taking them down and disrupting verified users in the process.

Hackers compromised dozens of high-profile Twitter Inc. accounts late Wednesday in an attempted cryptocurrency heist, and the site appeared to be spending the afternoon taking them down and disrupting verified users in the process.