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John McAfee has said his Twitter account was hacked and used to promote lesser-known crypto-currencies.<\/p>\n

The cyber-security pioneer has rebuffed suggestions that the alleged incident<\/a> undermined his own credentials saying: "I have no control over Twitter's security".<\/p>\n

But he also posted that he believed his mobile phone<\/a> had likely been compromised.<\/p>\n

Twitter declined to comment but highlighted its security advice guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The social network offers two-factor authentication \u2013 in which a person must enter a code sent to a mobile phone in addition to a password to access an account \u2013 to avoid such incidents. <\/p>\n

Mr McAfee told the BBC that he had activated the option, but added that he believed the hacker had intercepted the authentication code.<\/p>\n

"The first indication that I had been hacked was turning on my cell phone and seeing the attached image," he said.<\/p>\n

"I knew at that point that my phone had been compromised. <\/p>\n

"I was on a boat at the time and could not go to my carrier (AT&T) to have the issue corrected. <\/p>\n

"All that the hacker did was compromise my Twitter account. It could have been worse."<\/p>\n

Mr McAfee added that he had since removed two-factor authentication from all of his accounts as a precaution.<\/p>\n

The former presidential candidate is currently working on plans to sell the world's most "hack-proof" smartphone.<\/p>\n

A press release issued earlier this month said it was due for release in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Crypto guru<\/h2>\n

Mr McAfee came to prominence in the 1980s when he founded a company<\/a> that released the first commercial anti-virus software \u2013 McAfee VirusScan \u2013 and helped spark a multi-billion dollar industry.<\/p>\n

Although that business has since been sold to Intel, he still develops cyber-security products of his own. <\/p>\n

The Scotland-born entrepreneur also heads up the Bitcoin mining operation MGT Capital Investments, which solves complicated mathematical problems to verify transactions in the virtual currency. <\/p>\n

In recent times, he has come to be seen by some as a crypto-currency guru.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Mr McAfee began issuing a daily recommendation about which of the more obscure virtual currencies he recommended others should invest in. <\/p>\n

These "coin of the day" picks often pre-empted a spike in the value of the selected assets.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Mr McAfee declared he would slow down his recommendations to once a week, with the next one due out on 1 January.<\/p>\n

But the next day, his Twitter account began firing off picks in rapid succession.<\/p>\n

These messages were later deleted and Mr McAfee posted that he had been hacked, adding that he had no clue how this had been achieved.<\/p>\n

Skip Twitter post by @officialmcafee<\/a><\/p>\n

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Though I am a security expert, I have no control over Twitter's security. I have haters. I am a target. People make fake accounts, fake screenshots, fake claims. I am a target for hackers who lost money and blame me. Please take responsibility for yourselves. Adults only please.<\/p>\n

\u2014 John McAfee (@officialmcafee) December 28, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

End of Twitter post by @officialmcafee<\/p>\n

Several of his 530,000 followers have speculated that the person responsible might have been able to profit by encouraging others to push the mentioned crypto-currencies higher.<\/p>\n

Teasing tweets<\/h2>\n

Mr McAfee is often perceived to be both a colourful and divisive figure. <\/p>\n

Following the report that his Twitter account had been hacked, some other security experts took the opportunity to poke fun at him.<\/p>\n

They include Marcus Hutchins, the 23-year-old who thwarted a giant ransomware attack earlier this year, only to face controversy himself when he was arrested by the FBI and accused of making other hacks possible.<\/p>\n

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