NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s Twitter handle was “very briefly compromised”, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) informed on Sunday.
It was secured later after the matter was escalated to the micro-blogging site.
“The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured. In the brief period that the account was compromised, any Tweet shared must be ignored,” PMO India tweeted.
The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the ac… https://t.co/IwtlsMhkKs
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) 1639259320000
The account has now been restored and the malicious tweets have been deleted.
After PM Modi’s account was compromised, #Hacked began trending. The Prime Minister has over 73.4M followers on the micro-blogging site.
As per the screenshots shared on Twitter by several users, tweets were put out from PM Modi’s account claiming “India has officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender”.
“India has officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender. The government has officially bought 500 BTC and is distributing them to all residents of the country,” read the now-deleted tweet.
Users flooded the micro-blogging site with the screenshot of the now-deleted tweet.
Was the Twitter account of the Hon’ble PM shri #NarendraModi ji hacked? And promise of #Bitcoin !! https://t.co/uz1U2IAJaZ
— Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 (@tehseenp) 1639256108000
Political activist Tehseen Poonawalla also took to Twitter and said, “Was the Twitter account of the Hon’ble PM shri #NarendraModi ji hacked? And promise of #Bitcoin !!”
– WIth agency inputs
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter handle was “very briefly compromised”, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) informed on Sunday. It was secured later after the matter was escalated to the micro-blogging site. “The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured. In the brief period that the account was compromised, any Tweet shared must be ignored,” PMO India tweeted. The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the ac… https://t.co/IwtlsMhkKs— PMO India (@PMOIndia) 1639259320000The account has now been restored and the malicious tweets have been deleted. After PM Modi’s account was compromised, #Hacked began trending. The Prime Minister has over 73.4M followers on the micro-blogging site. As per the screenshots shared on Twitter by several users, tweets were put out from PM Modi’s account claiming “India has officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender”. “India has officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender. The government has officially bought 500 BTC and is distributing them to all residents of the country,” read the now-deleted tweet. Users flooded the micro-blogging site with the screenshot of the now-deleted tweet. Was the Twitter account of the Hon’ble PM shri #NarendraModi ji hacked? And promise of #Bitcoin !! https://t.co/uz1U2IAJaZ— Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 (@tehseenp) 1639256108000Political activist Tehseen Poonawalla also took to Twitter and said, “Was the Twitter account of the Hon’ble PM shri #NarendraModi ji hacked? And promise of #Bitcoin !!” – WIth agency inputs