Twitter CEO Dorsey’s Account Hacked, Sends Racist Tweets

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account sent out a stream of offensive tweets in what the company said was a hack, according to Bloomberg.

More than 15 tweets, many containing swear words and racist comments, were posted. The company started deleting the tweets from Dorsey’s verified account, which has more than 4 million followers, about 20 minutes after the messages went viral.

“Yes, Jack’s account was compromised,“ Twitter spokesman Brandon Borrman wrote in a tweet. “We’re working on it and investigating what happened.“ The company later said there was “no indication that Twitter’s systems have been compromised,“ but said it needed to investigate further before saying what happened.

Some of the tweets used anti-black slurs, praised Hitler and talked about a bomb at Twitter’s headquarters. Many of them referenced the Chuckling Squad, a group that took credit for the hack of several YouTube and Instagram stars earlier this month, including James Charles, Shane Dawson, King Bach and Amanda Cerny. A Twitter spokesman said the company was unlikely to have answers about what happened to its CEO’s account for a few more days.

After Dorsey’s hack, other Twitter users expressed concern that an even more prominent and prolific user, President Donald Trump, could be just as easily hacked, affecting global political relations. Trump, who often uses the service to publicize policy decisions, expressed little concern about that scenario.