Indian PM’s Twitter hacked again by crypto scammers

A swiftly deleted tweet from his main @narendramodi handle said the Indian government had officially bought 500 bitcoin and was 'and distributing them to all residents of the country', along with a scam link. — Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was hacked on Dec 12 with a message declaring his country had adopted bitcoin as legal tender and was distributing the cryptocurrency to citizens.

Modi is a prolific tweeter and is the world’s most popular incumbent politician on the platform, with more than 73 million followers on his main account.