--- title: "Unprecedented breach of trust. FBI investigates the ‘hijacking’ of prominent Twitter accounts — ZEBR.ai" description: "Speculation is growing that the posts about bitcoin payments were merely a smokescreen intended to conceal the real motive, which may have been the theft of private messages or other sensitive data. Acronis software company CEO Stas Protassov described the attack as “too well prepared for it to be just…" url: "https://zebr.ai/en/blog/unprecedented-breach-of-trust-fbi-investigates-the-hijacking-of-prominent-twitter-accounts" markdown_url: "https://zebr.ai/en/blog/unprecedented-breach-of-trust-fbi-investigates-the-hijacking-of-prominent-twitter-accounts.md" language: "en" published: "2020-07-16T09:37:40+00:00" alternates: cs: "https://zebr.ai/cs/blog/bezprecedentni-naruseni-duvery-fbi-vysetruje-unos-prominentnich-twitterovych-uctu.md" sl: "https://zebr.ai/sl/blog/brezprecedencna-krsitev-zaupanja-fbi-preiskuje-ugrabitev-vplivnih-twitter-racunov.md" sk: "https://zebr.ai/sk/blog/bezprecedentne-narusenie-dovery-fbi-vysetruje-unos-prominentnych-twitterovych-uctov.md" hr: "https://zebr.ai/hr/blog/nevideno-narusavanje-povjerenja-fbi-istrazuje-otmicu-istaknutih-twitter-racuna.md" sr-Latn: "https://zebr.ai/sr-latn/blog/nevideno-narusavanje-poverenja-fbi-istrazuje-otmicu-istaknutih-twitter-naloga.md" bs: "https://zebr.ai/bs/blog/nevideno-narusavanje-povjerenja-fbi-istrazuje-otmicu-istaknutih-twitter-racuna.md" sq: "https://zebr.ai/sq/blog/shkelje-e-paprecedente-e-besimit-fbi-heton-rrembimin-e-llogarive-te-shquara-ne-twitter.md" fr: "https://zebr.ai/fr/blog/violation-sans-precedent-de-la-confiance-le-fbi-enquete-sur-le-detournement-de-comptes-twitter-importants.md" es: "https://zebr.ai/es/blog/una-vulneracion-de-confianza-sin-precedentes-el-fbi-investiga-el-secuestro-de-destacadas-cuentas-de-twitter.md" de: "https://zebr.ai/de/blog/beispielloser-vertrauensbruch-fbi-untersucht-die-entfuehrung-prominenter-twitter-konten.md" pt-BR: "https://zebr.ai/pt-br/blog/violacao-de-confianca-sem-precedentes-fbi-investiga-o-sequestro-de-contas-proeminentes-do-twitter.md" pl: "https://zebr.ai/pl/blog/bezprecedensowe-naruszenie-zaufania-fbi-bada-uprowadzenie-prominentnych-kont-na-twitterze.md" it: "https://zebr.ai/it/blog/violazione-della-fiducia-senza-precedenti-l-fbi-indaga-sul-dirottamento-di-importanti-account-twitter.md" nl: "https://zebr.ai/nl/blog/ongekende-vertrouwensbreuk-fbi-onderzoekt-de-kaping-van-prominente-twitter-accounts.md" hu: "https://zebr.ai/hu/blog/pelda-nelkuli-bizalomsertes-az-fbi-prominens-twitter-fiokok-elteriteset-vizsgalja.md" ro: "https://zebr.ai/ro/blog/o-incalcare-fara-precedent-a-increderii-fbi-investigheaza-deturnarea-unor-conturi-twitter-proeminente.md" tr: "https://zebr.ai/tr/blog/esi-benzeri-gorulmemis-guven-ihlali-fbi-onde-gelen-twitter-hesaplarinin-kacirilmasini-sorusturuyor.md" id: "https://zebr.ai/id/blog/pelanggaran-kepercayaan-yang-belum-pernah-terjadi-sebelumnya-fbi-menyelidiki-pembajakan-akun-twitter-terkemuka.md" --- [Home](https://zebr.ai/en/) [Blog](https://zebr.ai/en/blog) Unprecedented breach of trust. FBI investigates the ‘hijacking’ of prominent Twitter accounts # Unprecedented breach of trust. FBI investigates the ‘hijacking’ of prominent Twitter accounts [they wrote about us](https://zebr.ai/en/blog?tag=in-the-media) Speculation is growing that the posts about bitcoin payments were merely a smokescreen intended to conceal the real motive, which may have been the theft of private messages or other sensitive data. Acronis software company CEO Stas Protassov described the attack as “too well prepared for it to be just… 16/07/2020 · 1 min read · ZEBR.ai editorial team Speculation is growing that the posts about bitcoin payments were merely a smokescreen intended to conceal the real motive, which may have been the theft of private messages or other sensitive data. Acronis software company CEO Stas Protassov described the attack as “too well prepared for it to be just a cryptocurrency scam”. [**More here**](https://www.irozhlas.cz/veda-technologie/technologie/twitter-hackersky-utok-vysetrovani_2007162218_zit?fbclid=IwAR355bFEI7Lr4zVCAjSSMtR0IDAyesL4cHpdMTFaOJmbmouoPfyp-O0w218) Source: Article author: ZEBR.ai editorial team Read on ## More related articles [All articles](https://zebr.ai/en/blog) Contact ## Do you need a solution for yourself or for your client? Tell us which service you are looking into, and a specialist in that area will get back to you directly. [(704) 745-4214](tel:+17047454214)\ --- - Source: - Site overview for AI agents: