BJP Chief's Hacked Twitter Account Seeks Funds For Russia, Now Restored

Sunday, 27 February 2022Newsdesk

The Twitter account of BJP chief JP Nadda was hacked this morning. Tweets from his account show messages asking for cryptocurrency donations for Russia, whose troops have encircled Ukraine's capital Kyiv after President Vladimir Putin authorised an invasion three days ago.

New Delhi, 27 February 2022

As per news report of NDTV, The tweets disappeared some five minutes after they appeared. The hackers sought donations in cryptocurrency. "BJP national president's account was compromised briefly. It is now under control. We are speaking with Twitter to ascertain the exact reason," a BJP source told NDTV. Hackers have targeted the social media accounts of political leaders in India including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's account in recent times. PM Modi's personal Twitter account was briefly compromised in December last year, after it shared a scam link promising a bitcoin giveaway.

Source - NDTV