According to the Global Times reported on the 12th, the Indian Prime Minister's Office said that Modi's personal Twitter account is currently temporarily stolen and has entered protection mode, and reminds people to ignore any content released by the account during this period.
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At about 6 o'clock Beijing time on the 12th, the Twitter account (@PMOIndia) of the Indian Prime Minister's Office posted a message informing the news: "Prime Minister Modi's personal Twitter account (@narendramodi) has been temporarily stolen. The matter was referred to Twitter officials and the account was immediately protected. During the brief period during which an account is stolen, any Tweets it shares must be ignored. ”
Reuters said it was unclear how long Modi's personal account, which had 73 million followers, had been stolen.
At least one of the fraudulent tweets that has been removed is clearly an attempt to carry out one of the most classic cryptocurrency gift scams. Multiple screenshots show that the deleted tweet claims that "India has officially adopted Bitcoin as legal tender", has purchased hundreds of bitcoins and "distributed them to all residents of the country".
Tweets related to the cryptocurrency giving scam were posted after the Modi account was stolen
Reuters said that a Twitter spokesperson said in response to the media inquiry email that Twitter immediately took necessary measures to protect the stolen account after learning of the news. The spokesperson said the current survey shows that no other accounts have been seen affected as a result.
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It is worth noting that the theft of Modi's related accounts also occurred last year.
According to an overseas network reported in September 2020, the Twitter account @narendramodi_in of Modi's personal website appeared to have been hacked, and a series of mysterious tweets appeared on its account asking fans to donate to the relief fund through cryptocurrency, and the tweets were subsequently deleted.
One of the tweets read, "I appeal to everyone to donate generously to the COVID-19 International Relief Fund, and now India is starting to use cryptocurrencies." The tweet also came with an address.
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Afterwards, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed that his account had been stolen and said he was actively investigating the situation.
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Daily Economic News is synthesized from the Global Times and Overseas Network