Mariah Carey's Twitter account was hacked on New Yr's Eve allegedly by the identical group that took management of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's accoun
Mariah Carey’s Twitter account was hacked on New Yr’s Eve allegedly by the identical group that took management of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account.
Dozens of tweets had been posted on the hacked account, some utilizing the N-word and others referring to the Chuckling Squad, a hacker group that took control of Dorsey’s account, amongst different celebrities.
Dorsey’s account was hacked in August, sending out erratic and offensive tweets, which Twitter deleted a couple of minutes later.
Twitter confirmed to CNBC that Carey’s account had been hacked.
“As quickly as we had been made conscious of the problem, we locked the compromised account and are presently investigating the scenario,” an organization spokeswoman stated.
Representatives for Carey weren’t instantly accessible to remark.
The tweet storm went on for about 30 minutes earlier than the content material was deleted. Carey is likely one of the high 100 most adopted Twitter accounts on the platform with greater than 21 million followers.
Along with derogatory phrases, the tweets requested followers of the web page to comply with different customers, contained pornographic photos and personally attacked rapper Eminem, whom Carey reportedly dated in 2001 and who has a feud with Carey’s ex-husband Nick Cannon.