PM Modi’s official Twitter account hacked for brief period, fake cryptocurrency tweets shared 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was hacked for a brief period. During that period the official account of PM shared some tweets on cryptocurrency. Once the Twitter account was restored, the Tweets with malicious spams were deleted. However, many users managed to get a screengrab of the tweets.

In a tweet, explaining the fake tweets, the PMO official account stated, “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.”

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 (@PMOIndia) December 11, 2021

The hacked account sent out tweets that shared Bitcoin related post which said, “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. Hurry up…The future has come today!”

Yes PM modi twitter handle @narendramodi got hacked for few minutes. pic.twitter.com/3V19vqsPQN

— Facts check (@Facts_chek) December 11, 2021

Responding to the hacking incident, Twitter issued an official statement saying, “We have 24×7 open lines of communication with the PM’s Office and our teams took necessary steps to secure the compromised account as soon as we became aware of this activity.”

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