Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal Twitter handle (@narendramodi) was “briefly compromised” on December 12 morning, as confirmed by a tweet from the Prime Minister’s Office. The compromised account sent out a tweet falsely declaring that Bitcoin (BTC) had been adopted as legal tender in the country and that the government has bought 500 BTC to be distributed among residents of the country, according to a screenshot circulating on social media. [caption id="attachment_152336" align="aligncenter" width="210"] Source: Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear)[/caption] The tweet was swiftly taken down following which Twitter was alerted about the infraction and the account was secured. An appeal was made by the PMO, urging followers to ignore all tweets shared in that period. https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/1469786236990607361 Following the incident, the Indian Computer Emergency Response System (CERT-In), the national nodal agency for responding to cybersecurity incidents as and when they occur, began an investigation whereby it will summon Twitter and Google for an enquiry, as per The Indian Express. The personal account of PM Narendra Modi is one of the most popular accounts in India with 73.4 million followers. A tweet from this account is likely to be shared widely and can fool people into investing in the volatile crypto market without any due diligence. What did Twitter say? A Twitter spokesperson told MediaNama that: "We have 24x7 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. Our investigation has revealed that there…
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Hacked Twitter account of PM Modi falsely declares bitcoin as legal tender in India
This isn’t the first time that the Prime Minister’s Twitter account has been targeted.
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