from Hacker News

The extent of this network is enormous. It probably encompasses 100 accounts for posting purposes and as many as 1000 accounts for posting likes and retweets.

there is a lot of money in these crypto keywords which is why they are targeted

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23xrp&src=typed_query&f=live.

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ripple&src=typed_query&f=live

it is also spamming trump's twitter too

https://twitter.com/Girogelderland/status/1271792320061550592

you can see the fake likes and retweets generated by hijacked accounts. This quite an impressive setup he has going.

It is hijacking into accounts to post hashtag spam. I have a hunch about how it is stealing the accounts although i have not yet tried it myself to confirm. There are obvious ethical issues to trying. It also hijacks accounts to post likes.

It is right in the open. Posting this in hope twitter employee will notice and try to stop it