130 high-profile Twitter accounts targeted in hacking attack

Social network investigating whether users' private data was compromised

More than a hundred high-profile Twitter accounts have been hacked, the social network confirmed, as fresh evidence emerged linking the attack to a small group of petty hackers.

One hundred and 30 accounts were affected in the unprecedented attack, Twitter said in a statement on Friday morning, adding: For a small subset of these accounts, the attackers were able to gain control of the accounts and then send Tweets from those accounts."