'10 MacBooks' Twitter hacker returns, steals LeVar Burton's account

The 10 MacBooks hacker has returned to Twitter after some downtime to accomplish one of their biggest gets yet: The official Twitter account of actor LeVar Burton of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Reading Rainbow fame.For months, Twitter has been plagued by a now-notorious hacker that has been stealing legacy verified accounts belonging to celebrities. And LeVar Burton’s account, with its more than 2.1 million followers, is the latest victim.Following the hackers usual pattern, Burton’s account has already been locked, so only the account’s followers can see its tweets. The hacker has already posted one of their now-infamous “10 MacBooks” scam tweets, offering too-good-to-be-true pricing for brand new MacBook Pros. A tweet posted to LeVar Burton’s hacked Twitter account from the “10 MacBooks” hacker. Credit: Mashable screenshot “Hello twitter family !” reads a tweet posted to Burton’s account from the hacker. “I have a special promotion going on ! I have 10 MacBook Pro’s on sale for $600 each ! On top of that I will be signing every MacBook that is sold , also free shipping is included ! All proceeds will be going to charity ! MY DMS ARE OPENED.” SEE ALSO: ’10 Macbooks’ Twitter hack update: Not even Smash Mouth is safe While the hacker’s scheme is nearly identical to previous hacks, there is one significant new strategy being deployed. The scam tweets are usually accompanied by a generic photo of a MacBook box, but in the tweet posted to Burton’s account, there is a new…'10 MacBooks' Twitter hacker returns, steals LeVar Burton's account