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Twitter confirms Modi account hacked
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Twitter confirmed yesterday that an account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 personal website was hacked with a series of tweets asking its followers to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency.
The incident comes after several Twitter accounts of prominent personalities were hacked in July.
Twitter said it was aware of the activity with Modi鈥檚 website account and has taken steps to secure it.
鈥淲e are actively investigating the situation. At this time, we are not aware of additional accounts being impacted,鈥 a Twitter spokeswoman said in an e-mailed statement.
Modi鈥檚 office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the tweets posted on the hacked account.
With over 2.5 million followers, the account 鈥淍narendramodi_in鈥 is the official Twitter handle for Modi鈥檚 personal website and the Narendra Modi mobile application.
Modi鈥檚 personal Twitter account, which was unaffected by this incident, has over 61 million followers.
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