Last month, India, the second most populous country in the world, announced that it is working on a new bill to ban cryptocurrencies; The new draft law, which was in the preparation process, was received very negatively by some quarters.
On top of that, an incident took place yesterday, which allegedly was a reaction to the Indian government’s new cryptocurrency bill. The personal Twitter account of India’s Prime Minister Narenda Modi has been the target of cyber hackers. Prime Minister Modi, in a previous statement, stated that he was against cryptocurrencies and said that cryptocurrencies “indulged the youth”.
Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter account soon secured
Modi’s Twitter account, which has more than 70 million followers, said, “India has accepted Bitcoin as its official currency. The government officially bought 500 bitcoins and distributes it to everyone in the country” and in addition to this, it was understood that the account was seized by hackers after sharing a link.
Following the rapid deletion of the post, the Indian Prime Minister’s Office immediately notified the Twitter authorities of the situation; He stated that the account was hacked and that they were not the ones who shared the post. Thereupon, Modi’s account was secured in a short time.
Moreover, this is not the first cyber attack on Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter account this year. This year, Modi’s account was once again the target of hackers, and the attackers who took over the account made a post calling for donations from the account to a fake COVID-19 relief fund on behalf of Modi.
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