Modi's Twitter handle 'very briefly compromised', later secured: PMO
Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter handle was briefly hacked on Sunday, and
a tweet claiming that India has "officially adopted bitcoin as legal
tender" was put out from it.
The
Prime Minister's Office later said the account was immediately secured after
the matter was escalated to Twitter.
"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.
The
tweet, after Mr. Modi's personal handle was hacked, also claimed that India has
“officially bought 500 BTC and is distributing them among its residents” and
shared a link, asking people to hurry up.
The
future has come today, it said.
Many
users immediately pointed out that the account seems to have been hacked.
India,
it may be noted, has taken a tough stand on cryptocurrencies.
The
government is likely to introduce a bill on cryptocurrencies and has expressed
concerns that they may be used for luring investors with misleading claims and
for funding terror activities.