The hashtag #twitterhacked is trending on Twitter after the accounts f some of the US most prominent political and business leaders were hacked Wednesday afternoon.

The accounts of those hacked in an apparent bitcoin scam include former President Barack Obama, and vice president Joe Biden,  Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett. Others are Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Uber Technologies Inc., Apple Inc., and Michael Bloomberg.

Bitcoin Scam: Twitter Accounts of Obama, Bill Gates and Other US Prominent Leaders Hacked

Even Twitter’s support account was hacked with a message: “I am giving back to my community due to COVID-19. All Bitcoin sent to my address below will be sent back double. If you send $1000, I wil send back $2,0000. Only doing this for the next 30 minutes! Enjoy.”

The message has been tweeted 3,330 times in the past four hours.”

Although Twitter is investigating the act, the hackers have received over 12 Bitcoins, worth more than $110,000.

See the reactions from Twitter below over the development.

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When you realised that you cant save their accounts because yours account is also been hacked pic.twitter.com/79Xoi6UQdK

— RAHUL JAIN (@rahuljaiinn) July 16, 2020

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When Barack Obama tweeted this, I knew this was a scam. #twitterhacked pic.twitter.com/1nR7bGDWpB

— SiroJa (@siro_ja) July 16, 2020

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You know something’s wrong when this happens. ??#Hacked #twitterhacked #Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/dgLpIYRsLJ

— Archit Vyas (@a_plus_v) July 16, 2020

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If Jeff Bezos didn’t tweet, no one would know it was a scam. The Amazon Capitalist can’t give it for free ?!#twitterhacked pic.twitter.com/1o2MsP5RMk

— B o J a k (@bojakversion) July 16, 2020

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Professor and his crew at it again#twitterhacked #Bitcoin
Jeff Bezos Bill Gates Elon Musk pic.twitter.com/UlN8BNSUJq

— Deity (@Deity_Boo) July 16, 2020

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URGENT ALERT!

Many Twitter accounts of popular people and companies have just been hacked.

If anyone tweets from this account asking for any money, bitcoin etc please DO NOT give anything.

Any unusual messages from the account should be ignored!#twitterhacked

— Mufti Menk (@muftimenk) July 15, 2020

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~ The Biggest Twitter Hack of All Time ~

Learn why Twitter was on fire earlier today and how several high-profile verified accounts were hacked to promote a #cryptocurrency scam that successfully amasses nearly $120,000 in #bitcoin.

Read: https://t.co/4Ym0OsRBIW#twitterhacked pic.twitter.com/dJhKrJtQlM

— The Hacker News (@TheHackersNews) July 16, 2020

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Nahh u can’t make this up ??#Hacked #twitterhacked pic.twitter.com/wTLyZhzrbz

— Bulgi (@lil_Bulgi) July 15, 2020

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