{"id":5116,"date":"2025-07-15T08:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/?p=5116"},"modified":"2025-07-15T08:02:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:02:50","slug":"elmos-x-account-hacked-flooded-with-antisemitic-and-racist-posts-before-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/elmos-x-account-hacked-flooded-with-antisemitic-and-racist-posts-before-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Elmo\u2019s X Account Hacked, Flooded with Antisemitic and Racist Posts Before Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Key Points:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hackers took over Elmo\u2019s X account, posting antisemitic threats and racist messages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sesame Workshop quickly moved to regain control, deleting the offensive content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The incident highlights ongoing security issues for high-profile X accounts under Elon Musk\u2019s ownership.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Hackers Hijack Beloved Character\u2019s Platform<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elmo\u2019s X account, known for sharing messages of kindness and mental health encouragement, was hijacked over the weekend and used to post antisemitic threats, racist slurs, and profane remarks tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sesame Street<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, confirmed on Monday that Elmo\u2019s account, which has 650,000 followers, was \u201ccompromised by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages.\u201d The organization said it worked swiftly to delete the offensive posts and restore control of the account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of Elmo\u2019s usual cheerful updates, followers were confronted with calls for violence against Jewish communities and demands for the U.S. government to release files related to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The posts also included a profane insult directed at President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A link to a Telegram channel claiming responsibility for the <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/comptia\/cybersecurity-certification-for-ethical-hacking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hack<\/a> briefly remained on Elmo\u2019s X profile before being removed. As of Monday, Sesame Workshop confirmed the account was secured, although the identity of the hacker remains unknown.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Spotlight on X Security Under Musk<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The breach of Elmo\u2019s account highlights ongoing concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/comptia\/cybersecurity-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">account security<\/a> on X, the platform owned by Elon Musk since 2022. Under Musk\u2019s leadership, X has reduced moderation staffing, leading to a rise in extremist and hateful content that has driven some advertisers away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X has faced repeated incidents involving hacked high-profile accounts, including lawmakers, public organizations, and most recently Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Musk\u2019s xAI, which also posted antisemitic messages before the posts were removed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elmo\u2019s account, typically a bright spot on the platform, previously sparked widespread engagement last year when the fuzzy red monster, forever age three and a half, asked followers, \u201cElmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?\u201d The post drew responses from public figures, including President Joe Biden and musician Chance the Rapper, cementing Elmo\u2019s presence as a source of warmth and mental health support <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/shrm\/online-shrm-certification-prep-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hack of such a trusted and child-friendly account underscores the platform\u2019s vulnerability to breaches that can rapidly spread harmful content. X did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sesame Street<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Sesame Workshop work to reassure followers and families that Elmo\u2019s online space is safe again, the incident serves as a stark reminder of the need for stronger <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/comptia\/cybersecurity-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">security measures<\/a> on social media platforms, particularly for accounts with influence over young audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points: Hackers took over Elmo\u2019s X account, posting antisemitic threats and racist messages. Sesame Workshop quickly moved to regain control, deleting the offensive content. The incident highlights ongoing security issues for high-profile X accounts under Elon Musk\u2019s ownership. Hackers Hijack Beloved Character\u2019s Platform Elmo\u2019s X account, known for sharing messages of kindness and mental [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[330],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v25.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Elmo\u2019s X Account Hacked, Flooded with Antisemitic and Racist Posts Before Recovery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hackers took over Elmo\u2019s X account, posting antisemitic threats and racist messages but it has since been fully recovered.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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