Modi’s Twitter account ‘very briefly’ compromised

• Shubham
• 12 December, 2021

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By: Shubham Ghosh

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter handle was “very briefly compromised” and was secured later after the issue was escalated to the social media giant, the prime minister’s office (PMO) on Sunday (12) said.

Modi is one of the most followed world leaders with more than 73 million followers on the micro-blogging site. He is also active on Twitter.

“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 PMO said.

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

After Modi’s account was compromised, #Hacked began trending in India.

As per screenshots shared on Twitter by several users, tweets were put out from the prime minister’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 Twitter with the screenshot of the deleted tweet with one even saying that even the prime minister’s account is not safe.

“#PMmodi #modi account #hacked, please do not click on the link. It’s a scam. … Even PM’s account is not safe. How safe will be Indian social media from hackers, manipulators, scammers and foreign influence? #Twitter verified security compromised?” the user said.

Political activist Tehseen Poonawalla said in a tweet, “Was the Twitter account of the Hon’ble PM shri #NarendraModi ji hacked? And promise of #Bitcoin !!”

In September last year, the Twitter account linked to Modi’s personal website and mobile app was hacked by an unknown group.