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.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Horrific posts on the "Sesame Street" character's X account remained online only for a short period, but still went viral.

Fans of Elmo may not have felt tickled Sunday when the beloved Sesame Street character’s X account erupted into an antisemitic tirade in an apparent hack, calling on followers to “kill all ...

In one of the six posts, the hacker used Elmo’s trademark third-person voice to issue violent threats targeting Jewish people. Another post referred to Donald Trump as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...