Celebrity Twitter Hacker: Change Your Password Now, Or Else

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A hacker who goes by the handle ‘J5Z’ claims to have penetrated the accounts of everyone from Keith Richards to the late George Harrison. They tell Ben Collins why they did it.

Published Jun. 7 2016 7:36PM EDT

articles/2016/06/07/confessions-of-a-celebrity-twitter-hacker-change-your-password-immediately-or-else/160607-collins-twitter-hacker-tease-2_pb7wnp — Photo Illustration Brigette Supernova/The Daily Beast

A Twitter user who claimed to hack the official account of deceased Beatle George Harrison on Tuesday is now warning “literally every” musician and artist to change their passwords or risk being hacked themselves.

“It’s famous musicians and artists at risk.

Ben Collins

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Celebrity Twitter Hacker: Change Your Password Now, Or Else

A hacker who goes by the handle ‘J5Z’ claims to have penetrated the accounts of everyone from Keith Richards to the late George Harrison. They tell Ben Collins why they did it.

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