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Is everything ok Microsoft?
The official @microsoft X account has been compromised. Microsoft’s X account followed a Clippy crypto account earlier today, reposted one of its tweets, and had its profile picture changed to a Clippy one. The posts were then removed, but a strange “apology” tweet appeared around 30 minutes later and was deleted rather quickly.
“We have confirmed unauthorized access to our account on X including posts that did not come from Microsoft,” says Microsoft spokesperson Brent Colburn. “The account has been secured and the unauthorized posts have been removed, and we are continuing to investigate the circumstances.”
Update: Microsoft has confirmed its X account has been compromised.
1/2The Microsoft account quoted an obvious Clippy crypto scam account. Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge
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