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'Embarrassed, disappointed' Twitter says last week's hack hit 130 accounts

Company says for up to eight accounts attackers also downloaded information through the Your Twitter Data tool

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The attackers sent out tweets from the accounts of the public figures, offering to send $2,000 for every $1,000 sent to an anonymous Bitcoin address.

AP | PTI Oakland

Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords of 45 of those accounts.

The San Francisco-based company said in a blog post Saturday that for up to eight of these accounts the attackers also downloaded the account's information through the Your Twitter Data tool.

None of the eight were verified accounts, Twitter said, adding that it is contacting the owners of the affected accounts.

We're embarrassed, we're disappointed, and more than anything, we're sorry. We know that we must work to regain your trust, and