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Sesame Workshop Regains Control of Elmo’s Hacked X Account After Racist Posts

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 By CWS

Sesame Workshop regained management of its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained entry and posted a string of racist and antisemitic messages.

“Elmo’s X account was compromised by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, together with antisemitic and racist posts,” Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Avenue” and Elmo, stated in a press release Monday.

The account was compromised over the weekend and as an alternative of the standard posts of encouragement and kindness, Elmo’s 650,000 followers got antisemitic threats and a profane reference to the Jeffrey Epstein intercourse trafficking investigation. These tweets had been quickly deleted.

X didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Elmo’s social media account has these days turn out to be a spot for psychological well being consciousness. Final yr, the crimson fuzzy monster, eternally 3 ½, brought about a sensation when he requested: “Elmo is simply checking in! How is all people doing?” It prompted responses from then-President Joe Biden and Likelihood the Rapper.

Security Week News Tags:Account, Control, Elmos, Hacked, Posts, Racist, Regains, Sesame, Workshop

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