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Highlights
- The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attacked for a brief period on Sunday.
- It was the second occasion in little over a year that the Twitter account of Modi had been compromised.
- The PM's Twitter handle, in early hours of Sunday, claimed that India had "officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender".
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attacked for a brief period on Sunday, before getting restored, with a false tweet promising Bitcoins to be legal tender for all Indians. It was the second occasion in little over a year that the Twitter account of Modi had been compromised after a breach in September last year.
The Indian PM's Twitter handle, which has over 73.4 million followers, surprised all during early hours of Sunday as it claimed that India had "officially adopted Bitcoin as legal tender".
According to screenshots shared on Twitter, 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." The tweet also included a likely scam link.
The tweet was soon deleted, and another tweet was sent announcing the account had been secured. “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,” it said.
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Meanwhile, in September, the verified Twitter account of Modi's personal website was hacked as the hackers sought funds in the name of COVID-19 relief efforts, though Bitcoins. “I appeal to you all to donate generously to PM National Relief Fund for Covid-19. Now India begins with cryptocurrency, Kindly donate,” the tweet read. The tweet also included a likely scam link.
Meanwhile, India has recently taken a tough stand on cryptocurrencies. The Indian government is likely to table a bill on cryptocurrencies in the winter session of the Parliament. The government has expressed concerns that digital currencies might be used for luring investors with misleading claims and for funding terror activities.
Recently, Modi chaired a meeting on the issuance of cryptocurrencies. It was noted during the discussion that attempts were being made to mislead youth by over-promising and non-transparent advertising, which should be stopped.
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