Not even the guy who runs Twitter can keep his Twitter account safe from hackers, apparently.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account was taken over on Friday, suddenly posting a series of racist and anti-Semitic messages, including one that was just the N-word in all caps. Another claimed there was a bomb at Twitter's headquarters.
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