Twitter Inc stated on Tuesday it did not uncover any indicators that U.S. Representative Maxine Waters’ Twitter account had been hacked, just after an earlier tweet sent from the California Democrat’s verified profile claimed the account had been erased.
“I have been hacked and my Twitter account has been erased,” the tweet stated just just before noon Eastern time. “I know who has done this. I will take care of this. M Waters.”
Some Twitter customers poked entertaining at the strange circumstance, pointing out the tweet came from her verified account, which nevertheless existed on the web-site.
A Twitter spokesperson declined to comment on Waters’ tweet but stated “as is standard, we have open lines of communication with her office and have worked with them to ensure the account is secure. At this time, we’ve identified no signs of account compromise.”
Ms Waters, who is the chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, did not promptly respond to a request for comment.
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