REUTERSThe incident comes after several Twitter accounts of prominent personalities were hacked in JulyTwitter confirmed on Thursday that an account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked with a series of tweets asking its followers to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency. Twitter said it was aware of the activity with Modi’s website account and has taken steps to secure it. Modi’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the tweets posted on the account @narendramodi_in. Also read: Twitter attaches disclaimer on Trump's 'mail drop boxes' tweetThe account, with over 2.5 million followers, is the official Twitter handle for Modi's personal website (www.narendramodi.in/) and the Narendra Modi mobile application. Modi’s personal Twitter account, which was unaffected by this incident, has over 61 million followers.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 03, 2020 01:18 UTC