https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/13/18091236/twitter-target-elon-musk-scam-bitcoin

Hackers were able to compromise Target’s Twitter account early this morning for use in a bitcoin scam that has been ramping up over the past few months.

This isn’t an isolated event, either. The scammers started by making fake accounts impersonating Elon Musk, an act that is against Twitter’s Terms of Service. The accounts would post scammy links under Musk’s tweets that asked users to send a small amount of bitcoin in order to receive a larger amount. It’s a confusing enough tactic that, according to TechCrunch, has been a profitable endeavor, making the hackers over $37,000 in cryptocurrency in just a few hours.