Yesterday on 3rd September, the Twitter account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website
was hacked. Tweets were also shared by the hackers.
Twitter confirmed the news that the account has been hacked.
This account has over 2.5 million followers.
After the account was hacked one tweet posted and said,
“I appeal to you all to donate generously to the PM National Relief Fund for Covid-19.
Now India begin giving funds with crypto currency such Bitcoins."
The Tweet urged people to donate the funds using the random letters shared."
The hacker Tweeted this using PM Modi's account.
Another tweet was posted which said,
“Yes this account is hacked by John Wick. We have not hacked Paytm Mall.”
Twitter said that it has taken "steps to secure the account"
and is "actively investigating" the situation.
Fortunately, PM Modi’s personal account @narendramodi, was not hacked.
This account has over 61.8 million followers on Twitter.
He is one of the most famous world leaders on Twitter.
There was a similar incidence in July when the Twitter accounts of famous personalities were hacked.
Celebrities like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, etc. were victims of hacking.
The hackers posted messages on the hacked accounts, promising to double their investments.
When Twitter came to know about the incidence, Twitter locked all the affected accounts.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that an investigation is going on.
