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U.S. Senator Hawley has sent a request for information to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: "I am concerned that this event may represent not merely a coordinated set of separate hacking incidents but rather a successful attack on the security of Twitter itself"

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Emergency management agencies are also affected by Twitter's tweet suspension for verified accounts

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Experts say the unusual scope of the Twitter hack suggests it's not limited to individual accounts or a third party service. "This appears to be the worst hack of a major social media platform yet," one expert says - Reuters

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More than $123,000 has been sent to Bitcoin addresses used in the Twitter hack. Verified accounts are currently suspended from tweeting.

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UPDATE: Texas reports record 10,791 new cases of coronavirus and a record 110 new deaths https://t.co/9EyM0br0b3