PANews reported on January 17 that Musk tweeted: "Maybe she clicked on that scam email that said 'Give me 1 bitcoin and I'll give you 2 bitcoins'," mocking the Bloomberg report that Chinese hackers broke into the U.S. Treasury Department and accessed the computer of Treasury Secretary Yellen.

Musk said Yellen may have clicked on the email "Give me 1 Bitcoin, I will give you 2 Bitcoins in return"