Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account hacked

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account on the social media platform was compromised Friday afternoon, the company confirmed in a

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"Yes, Jack's account was compromised. We're working on it and investigating what happened," Twitter spokesperson Brandon Borrman tweeted.

Before Twitter could regain control of Dorsey's account, whoever hijacked it retweeted several offensive messages, racial slurs and a message that said "nazi germany did nothing wrong."

Dorsey has 4.2 million Twitter followers.

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