PM Narendra Modi's personal Twitter account briefly compromised

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PM Narendra Modi's personal Twitter account briefly compromised (Image: Twitter/srinivasiyc)
PM Narendra Modi's personal Twitter account briefly compromised (Image: Twitter/srinivasiyc)

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official personal Twitter account was briefly compromised on Saturday, his office posted on Twitter on Sunday morning.

"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 account has been restored and malicious tweets have been deleted.



According to screenshots shared on Twitter by several users, tweets put out from PM Modi's @narendramodi account read, "India has officially accepted bitcoin as legal tender. The government has officially bought 500 BTC and distributing them to all residents of the country." Along with the tweet, a possible scam link was also attached.

The tweet was soon deleted before it could start trending on social media.

Check out the screenshot of now deleted tweet shared by several users on the social media. "Good Morning Modi ji, Sab Changa Si?," tweeted Srinivas BV, National President, Indian Youth Congress.



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 !!"



Earlier, in September 2020, the Twitter account linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website and mobile app was hacked by an unknown group.