Indian Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter account was hacked, asking fans to donate to fight the epidemic

  The paper reporter Nan Boyi

  Earlier on September 3, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account (@narendramodi) was hacked. The account posted a series of tweets asking fans to send a bailout through cryptocurrency Fund donations.

Data map: Indian Prime Minister Modi.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng

  According to a Reuters report on September 3, hackers used Modi’s account to post four tweets, including:

  "I call on everyone to donate generously and use cryptocurrency to actively contribute to the fight against the new crown virus. Please donate to eth 0 xae073db1e5752faff169b1ede7e8e94bf7f80be6."

  "This account has been hacked by John Wick (hckindia@tutanota.com). We have not yet attacked Paytm Mall (an e-commerce company under the Paytm Group in India)."

  According to previous news, the American network research company Cyble broke the news on the 1st that a hacker organization named "John Wick" had previously targeted Paytm Mall's database, causing Paytm Mall to suffer a major data leak. .

Cyble also revealed that Paytm Mall was required to use encrypted data to redeem stolen data, but this statement was denied by Paytm Mall.

  It is reported that John Wick has repeatedly attacked various companies in the past, including Zee5, SquareYards, Stashfin, Sumo Payroll, Square Capital, i2ifunding, e27, etc.

Modi's Twitter account was immediately closed after the attack, and has now been reopened and related content deleted.

  In response to the hacking incident, Twitter and Modi's office are currently responding.