Twitter silences some verified accounts after wave of hacks – ZAWYA

Twitter silences some verified accounts after wave of hacks – ZAWYA

twitter silences some verified accounts after wave of hacks it was not clear whether all verified users were affected but, if they were, it would have a huge impact on twitter and its users    people holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the twitter logo in this illustration picture taken in warsaw, poland, september 27, 2013. san francisco: multiple high-profile twitter twtr.n accounts were hijacked on wednesday, with some of the platform's top voices - including u.s. presidential candidate joe biden, reality tv star kim kardashian, former u.s. president barack obama and billionaire elon musk, among many others - used to solicit digital currency.hours after the first wave of hacks, the cause of the breach had not yet been made public. in a sign of the seriousness of the problem, twitter took the extraordinary step of preventing at least some verified accounts from publishing messages altogether.it was not clear whether all verified users were affected but, if they were, it would have a huge impact on the platform and its users. verified users include celebrities, journalists, and news agencies as well as governments, politicians, heads of state and emergency services.hours after the first wave of hacks,