The hack of Elmo's verified X account posted hate speech, highlighting why no social media account is immune to attacks and providing key steps to secure your online presence.

Elmo Makes First Post After Social Media Hack originally appeared on Parade.

One more thing for you and, oh, Elmo, come back here for a second. Everyone should change their passwords every six months.

Early Sunday morning, Elmo's account was overtaken by what the Sesame Workshop described as an 'unknown hacker,' who unleashed a string of offensive and threatening posts.

The account of the 3-year-old Sesame Street character turned hateful and certainly not suitable for kids. Here's what the hacked account said.

Elmo's X account was apparently hacked and used to post derogatory messages against the jews and target US President Donald Trump.

Elmo’s verified X (Twitter) account was hacked Monday, leading to a wave of antisemitic, racist and conspiracy-laced posts.

In a statement, Sesame Workshop said the X account has now been secured - and described the posts uploaded to Elmo's page as ...

Hate speech has been a growing problem on X since owner Elon Musk acquired the microblogging platform in 2022 (known then as Twitter). X's integrated AI chatbot Grok went on its own antisemitic tirade ...

Sesame Street's Elmo got hacked on social media this weekend, leading to violent antisemitic posts and accusations against Trump ...

Elmo’s social media account on X was compromised by hackers Sunday. The bad actors posted antisemitic comments and demanded the release of the Epstein files. As of Monday morning, Sesame Workshop had ...