HOUSTON — Health expert Dr. Peter Hotez confirmed to KHOU 11 that his Twitter account was hacked Saturday after a common scam was posted to his page.
The scam claimed he had multiple PlayStation 5s available for sale, claiming that all the proceeds would go towards charity.
Dr. Hotez, a leading infectious disease expert with Texas Children's Hospital and the Baylor College of Medicine, told KHOU 11 that he has been locked out of his account and did not have access as of 5 p.m.