Realme India's social media account HACKED: Here's what happened
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Realme India's social media account HACKED: Here's what happened

India TV News  

Realme India's X is reportedly hacked as an unexpected tweet on the platform surfaced. A post made from Realme India’s handle stated, “ Is ship ka captain badal gaya hai. On the post, several X users commented with concern, and the hacker further commented that the administrator of the account has now changed and also wrote several things related to the changes. Funny comments surfaced on the post Realme India has not yet issued any statement regarding the account hack, but the CEO also commented about the concern which certainly highlights that the platform’s security has been compromised. Talking about the comments of the users, many users have commented on this post where they wrote that the account looks like it has been hacked.

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Delhi Police's official X handle hacked briefly, name changed to 'MagIc Edem'
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi Police's official X handle hacked briefly, name changed to 'MagIc Edem'

India TV News  

The Delhi Police's official X account faced a cybersecurity threat on Tuesday evening when hackers briefly took control of it. Goa CM's email was hacked recently This incident follows a similar case where the personal email of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was hacked on the night of November 19. Delhi Police nabs cyber criminal from Surat Earlier on Monday, …

IPL Franchise Delhi Capitals Official X Account Gets 'Hacked', Deletes Multiple Posts Minutes After Uploading
3 months, 2 weeks ago

IPL Franchise Delhi Capitals Official X Account Gets 'Hacked', Deletes Multiple Posts Minutes After Uploading

ABP News  

Delhi Capitals, the Indian Premier League franchise left the netizens confused on September 10. DC’s X account was supposedly hacked and the handle even posted multiple posts informing people about cryptocurrency, leaving everyone surprised. The official X account of Delhi Capitals fell victim to such a breach, with the hacker posting the following tweet: “Yes this is a hacked account! …

Javed Akhtar's X account gets hacked, says he is in the process of complaining to authorities
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Javed Akhtar's X account gets hacked, says he is in the process of complaining to authorities

India TV News  

Javed Akhtar, like many Bollywood celebrities, is very active on social media. For the unversed, he has 6 million followers on X. Javed did not share the post about the Indian Olympic team On the evening of July 28, Javed Akhtar informed his fans on his X account that his account had been tampered with. Akhtar also said that a …

X banned almost 180,000 Indian accounts recently: Know-why?
7 months, 1 week ago

X banned almost 180,000 Indian accounts recently: Know-why?

India TV News  

X has recently banned around 1.8 lakh Indian accounts which were sounding alarmed. Over the past few months, the platform has taken stringent action against more than 180,000 Indian accounts which were involved in suspicious activity. Impact of IT Rules 2021 Under the new IT Rules 2021, X released monthly reports on account bans and user complaints. Understanding rules and …

Facebook, Instagram hacked? Meta users wonder what's causing outage
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Facebook, Instagram hacked? Meta users wonder what's causing outage

Hindustan Times  

After Meta's social media platforms Facebook and Instagram suffered global outage, several users took to Elon Musk-owned X raising concerns if their accounts had been compromised. “Make sure yall change yall passwords when yall get back in yall Facebook & Instagram #hacked,” a user named NOVA posted. Meta's response on outage On global Facebook and Instagram outage, Meta said it …

After Telangana Governor, BRS leader K Kavitha's social account hacked
11 months, 1 week ago

After Telangana Governor, BRS leader K Kavitha's social account hacked

India Today  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha on Wednesday said her social media account was allegedly hacked. She said her social media account "experienced a brief unauthorised access". "My social media account experienced a brief unauthorised access. Later on Wednesday, the Telangana Governor tweeted a picture of herself receiving a model of Ayodhya Ram Temple and said she recovered her account …

Social media accounts of MLC Kavitha, Gov. Tamilisai hacked
11 months, 1 week ago

Social media accounts of MLC Kavitha, Gov. Tamilisai hacked

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Social media accounts of Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan and BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha were allegedly hacked, with suspicious activity logged in both instances and posts made in violation of the platform rules. In the Governor’s case, Soundararajan received a communication alert from X’s technical support team, pointing out a violation of platform rules on a tweet posted from her …

Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Facebook hacked? Leo director addresses NSFW videos posted online
1 year ago

Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Facebook hacked? Leo director addresses NSFW videos posted online

Hindustan Times  

Fans were in for a rude shock on Wednesday morning when a Facebook account named after Lokesh Kanagaraj began posting some NSFW videos. Lokesh Kanagaraj denies that he shared the videos Not on Facebook Lokesh shared a statement on his X claiming that he only has Instagram and Twitter accounts. Please feel free to ignore and unfollow any other hoax …

Is Twitter (now X) down for THESE users in India? Know everything here
1 year, 2 months ago

Is Twitter (now X) down for THESE users in India? Know everything here

India TV News  

X, formerly known as Twitter was unresponsive for a couple of minutes. Although many reported that the platform started working then, a few still are unable to access their accounts on the platform. Image Source : DOWNDETECTORDowndetector Elon Musk also announced a new feature for the platfrom which will enable the users to prevent unverified accounts from replying to their …

TMC Twitter account hacked, name changed to \'Yuga labs\'
1 year, 9 months ago

TMC Twitter account hacked, name changed to \'Yuga labs\'

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The official Twitter handle of All India Trinamool Congress appears to be hacked as its name has been changed to 'Yuga labs'. To achieve state-wide inclusive growth & expand welfare cover, Didir Doots are generating awareness across households," read the last tweet by Yuga labs. Last year in April, Twitter account of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's Office was …

Twitter account of Andhra Pradesh DGP hacked, obscene photo posted on the account: Know more
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter account of Andhra Pradesh DGP hacked, obscene photo posted on the account: Know more

India TV News  

The Twitter account of the Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police was hacked on Monday, and hackers posted an obscene photograph on it. The account was hacked on Monday by some unknown persons, who posted an objectionable photograph on it. Image Source : PIXABAYTwitter The matter came to light after some people posted photos and videos of the hacked page …

CoinDCX’s Twitter account hacked, spam links shared
2 years, 3 months ago

CoinDCX’s Twitter account hacked, spam links shared

The Hindu  

India-based crypto exchange CoinDCX’s twitter account has been hacked. Another official handle of the crypto exchange alerted users Tuesday that the main account was compromised, and asked users to not click any link posted by the main account. The hacked account retweeted media in support of a cryptocurrency asset known as XRP, which was developed by the San Francisco-based Ripple …

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claims his Twitter was hacked to post 'biased' content
2 years, 7 months ago

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claims his Twitter was hacked to post 'biased' content

Op India  

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday complained to the Delhi Police that his social media account was hacked in the morning by unidentified people. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claims that his Twitter account was hacked and has filed a Police complaint with South Avenue Police Station, New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/E07dZL0Dyq — ANI May 21, 2022 On the occasion of …

twitter hack Chhattisgarh governor Anusuiya Uikey account profile handle breach for few hours cryptocurrency tweet posted shared
2 years, 7 months ago

twitter hack Chhattisgarh governor Anusuiya Uikey account profile handle breach for few hours cryptocurrency tweet posted shared

ABP News  

Raipur: Unidentified persons hacked the official Twitter account of Chhattisgarh Governor for a few hours on Thursday and put out posts about cryptocurrency before it was recovered, an official said here. The hackers gained access to the handle @GovernorCG which broadcasts information about official activities of Governor Anusuiya Uikey, said a Raj Bhavan spokesperson. The Raj Bhavan secretariat also forwarded …

UP Govt, Punjab Cong Twitter Handles Hacked With NFT Info After Similar Attacks on Yogi, IMD Accounts
2 years, 8 months ago

UP Govt, Punjab Cong Twitter Handles Hacked With NFT Info After Similar Attacks on Yogi, IMD Accounts

News 18  

The Twitter accounts of the Uttar Pradesh government and Punjab Congress were hacked on Monday, with the attackers posting NFT-related content. The incidents come just days after the handle of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s office posted random tweets after it was hacked. “An attempt was made to hack the official Twitter account @CMOfficeUP of the Chief Minister’s Office …

UP CMO Twitter account hacked: Cyber experts to probe case, govt vows strict action against 'anti-social elements'
2 years, 8 months ago

UP CMO Twitter account hacked: Cyber experts to probe case, govt vows strict action against 'anti-social elements'

Firstpost  

The Twitter account of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office was restored after it was hacked on Saturday Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: After Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office’s official Twitter account was hacked, the state government on Saturday said that strict action will be taken against the culprits after an investigation by cyber experts. “It is informed that there was an …

Hackers use hacked Twitter accounts to target users with phishing attacks
2 years, 10 months ago

Hackers use hacked Twitter accounts to target users with phishing attacks

Op India  

Twitter account hacking has, of late, become a routine occurrence. The user shared screenshots of the Direct Message he has received from an account that was presumably hacked and also shared the profile details of a verified account that had gotten hacked after the user had fallen into the trap of the hackers and entered credentials of his account using …

Twitter handles of Union minister, Rajasthan Governor, former Haryana CM hacked
2 years, 11 months ago

Twitter handles of Union minister, Rajasthan Governor, former Haryana CM hacked

India Today  

The Twitter handles of a Union minister, a Governor and a former chief minister were hacked on Sunday. The handles of Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh, and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda have now been retrieved. While the Twitter handle of Bhupinder Singh Hooda was renamed as @iLoveAlbaik, the other two accounts were used …

I&B Ministry Twitter Account Hacked, Became 'Elon Musk'. Restored
2 years, 11 months ago

I&B Ministry Twitter Account Hacked, Became 'Elon Musk'. Restored

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s official Twitter account has been hacked on Wednesday within a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was compromised. — Ministry of Information and Broadcasting January 12, 2022 In a hacking attempt, the account was renamed as 'Elon Musk' followed by tweets saying "great job". On December 12 last year, the …

I&B Ministry Twitter account hacked, restored after few minutes
2 years, 11 months ago

I&B Ministry Twitter account hacked, restored after few minutes

India Today  

The Twitter account of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was compromised on Wednesday, January 12. The ministry, however, regained control of the account in some time, restored the profile picture and deleted the tweets posted by the hackers. Exactly a month ago on December 12, 2021, the personal Twitter handle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly hacked. On …

Twitter accounts of Indian Medical Association, ICWA compromised; all you need to know
2 years, 11 months ago

Twitter accounts of Indian Medical Association, ICWA compromised; all you need to know

Firstpost  

The accounts could have been hacked due to malicious link being clicked by the handlers of the account or the password being compromised The Twitter accounts of the Indian Medical Association, Mann Deshi Mahila Bank and the Indian Council of World Affairs were hacked on 2 January. The incident comes weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was hacked. …

Twitter accounts of Indian Medical Association, 2 others compromised, hackers rename it 'Elon Musk'
2 years, 11 months ago

Twitter accounts of Indian Medical Association, 2 others compromised, hackers rename it 'Elon Musk'

India Today  

The Twitter accounts of the Indian Council of World Affairs, Indian Medical Association and Mann Deshi Mahila Bank, were hacked on Sunday. The alleged hackers renamed the handle as 'Elon Musk'. Some tweets were posted promoting cryptocurrency, similar to what was seen during when Prime Minister Narendra Modi's account was hacked. While the Twitter account of ICWA was recovered, malicious …

PM Modi Account Hack: Twitter Says Teams Took Necessary Steps, No Signs Of Other Impacted Handles
3 years ago

PM Modi Account Hack: Twitter Says Teams Took Necessary Steps, No Signs Of Other Impacted Handles

ABP News  

New Delhi: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was hacked on Sunday morning briefly, Twitter India clarified that necessary actions have been taken to secure the account as soon as they got informed about the activity. “We have 24X7 open lines of communication with the PM's Office and our teams took necessary steps to secure the compromised account as …

PM Narendra Modi's personal Twitter handle 'very briefly compromised', later secured: PMO
3 years ago

PM Narendra Modi's personal Twitter handle 'very briefly compromised', later secured: PMO

Firstpost  

A tweet claiming that India has “officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender” and bought 500 BTC and is distributing them among its residents was put out from it 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 …

PM Modi's twitter handle 'very briefly' compromised, secured later
3 years ago

PM Modi's twitter handle 'very briefly' compromised, secured later

India TV News  

Highlights PM Modi's twitter handle 'very briefly' compromised, secured later PM Modi has over 73.4 million followers on the micro-blogging site Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter handle was "very briefly compromised" and was secured later after the matter was escalated to the micro-blogging site, Prime Minister's Office informed on Sunday. "The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. …

Man behind Karnataka Bitcoin scam also hacked Rahul Gandhi, Vijay Mallya's Twitter accounts in 2016
3 years, 1 month ago

Man behind Karnataka Bitcoin scam also hacked Rahul Gandhi, Vijay Mallya's Twitter accounts in 2016

India Today  

In December 2016, the Twitter accounts of Rahul Gandhi, Vijay Mallya and Barkha Dutt were hacked. The hacker’s name probably sounds familiar because he is the same person who has been named as the prime accused in the recently discovered Karnataka Bitcoin case. In 2016, the Twitter accounts of Rahul Gandhi, Vijay Mallya and Barkha Dutt were hacked. In December …

BJP leader Khushbu Sundar's Twitter account hacked
3 years, 5 months ago

BJP leader Khushbu Sundar's Twitter account hacked

India TV News  

Actor and BJP leader Khushbu Sundar's Twitter account has been allegedly hacked on Tuesday. "I would like to let you know that my Twitter account, @khushsundar, was hacked three days ago. The news of Sundar's account comes at a time when the Centre is being charged with allegations of snooping on politicians, journalists and others using Pegasus software. An international …

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says Twitter denied him access to his account
3 years, 6 months ago

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says Twitter denied him access to his account

India Today  

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday that Twitter denied access to his account for almost an hour on the alleged "ground that there was a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of the USA." In order to avoid this, do not post additional material in violation of our Copyright Policy and immediately remove any material from your …

Facebook and Twitter are in a high-stakes standoff with India
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook and Twitter are in a high-stakes standoff with India

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — The biggest names in tech are locked in an increasingly tense stand-off with India over strict new social media rules they fear will erode privacy, usher in mass surveillance and harm business in the world’s fastest growing market. On Monday, Indian police visited Twitter’s offices after it labeled a tweet from a prominent official of …

Withheld some accounts flagged by government: Twitter
3 years, 10 months ago

Withheld some accounts flagged by government: Twitter

India TV News  

Twitter on Wednesday said it has withheld some of the accounts flagged by the Indian government for blocking "within India only", but has not blocked handles of civil society activists, politicians and media as "it would violate their fundamental right to free expression" guaranteed under country's law. Twitter emphasised that it will continue to advocate for the right of free …

Twitter restores 250 accounts blocked in India for a controversial hashtag
3 years, 10 months ago

Twitter restores 250 accounts blocked in India for a controversial hashtag

Hindustan Times  

Microblogging website Twitter late Monday evening moved to restore nearly 250 accounts that were blocked in India earlier in the day for allegedly using a controversial hashtag, a person familiar with the matter said. Twitter had 'withheld' nearly 250 accounts on the central government's request for content that the home ministry contended could lead to an escalation of violence The …

Urmila Matondkar's Instagram account hacked, Cyber Cell files FIR
4 years ago

Urmila Matondkar's Instagram account hacked, Cyber Cell files FIR

India Today  

Actress-turned politician Urmila Matondkar's Instagram account was hacked on December 16. Urmila Matondkar's hacked Instagram account was restored on December 17. ?#notdone — Urmila Matondkar December 16, 2020 “Cyber crimes” is not something that women should take lightly.as I went to file FIR on my @instagram ac hacking met this dynamic DCP #cybercrime @MumbaiPolice Smt. @MahaCyber1 pic.twitter.com/0cSKaoeONX — Urmila Matondkar …

Urmila Matondkar's Instagram account hacked, actor files FIR with Maha Cyber
4 years ago

Urmila Matondkar's Instagram account hacked, actor files FIR with Maha Cyber

India TV News  

Actor-politician Urmila Matondkar on Wednesday said her Instagram account has been hacked, following which she has filed an FIR with Maharashtra Cyber, the state police's cyber wing. Matondkar took to Twitter to report that her Instagram profile was compromised after she responded to a direct message on the photo-video sharing app. In a subsequent tweet, Matondkar said she has filed …

South Korean group hacks PM Narendra Modi’s Twitter account
4 years, 3 months ago

South Korean group hacks PM Narendra Modi’s Twitter account

Live Mint  

A suspected South Korean hacker group briefly took control of a Twitter handle associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website on Thursday, claiming it wanted to clear its name of a previous hacking incident that it said had been wrongly attributed to it. This means that the hackers gained access by compromising one or more people who handle the …

Twitter Account of PM Modi's Website Was Hacked to Clear Paytm Hack Allegations: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Twitter Account of PM Modi's Website Was Hacked to Clear Paytm Hack Allegations: Report

News 18  

PM Narendra Modi’s website’s Twitter account was hacked in the early hours of Thursday, September 3. The report by The Next Web states that the hackers also alleged that PM Modi’s own website, narendramodi.in, is riddled with bugs, and by hacking the website’s Twitter account, the group wanted to bring this to the notice of the site’s administrators. The crypto …

Twitter Confirms Account of PM Narendra Modi's Personal Website Hacked, Secured Now
4 years, 3 months ago

Twitter Confirms Account of PM Narendra Modi's Personal Website Hacked, Secured Now

News 18  

Twitter confirmed on Thursday that an account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked after tweets called on followers to donate through cryptocurrency to the national relief fund. The account, with more than 2.5 million followers, is the official Twitter handle for Modi’s personal website and the Narendra Modi mobile application. Meanwhile, PM Modi’s personal Twitter account, which …

Govt issues notice to Twitter after recent hacking targeting global high-profile users
4 years, 5 months ago

Govt issues notice to Twitter after recent hacking targeting global high-profile users

Firstpost  

Cyber attackers had hacked into the Twitter accounts of high profile users, including Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Jeff Bezos, in a purported Bitcoin scam. New Delhi: India’s cybersecurity nodal agency CERT-In has issued a notice to Twitter asking the micro-blogging platform for full details of a recent global hacking incident targeting high-profile users, as it sought information on the …

Govt issues notice to Twitter after recent hack targeting global high-profile users
4 years, 5 months ago

Govt issues notice to Twitter after recent hack targeting global high-profile users

The Hindu  

India’s cybersecurity nodal agency CERT-In has issued a notice to Twitter asking the micro-blogging platform for full details of the recent global hack targeting high-profile users, as it sought complete information on number of Indian users affected as well as impact on data, a source said. The source privy to the development told PTI that CERT-In has also asked Twitter …

Indian government issues notice to Twitter after high-profile hack
4 years, 5 months ago

Indian government issues notice to Twitter after high-profile hack

India Today  

Twitter encountered data breach on Wednesday when hackers attacked high-profile accounts in a bitcoin scam. According to a latest report by PTI, a source has revealed that India's cyber security nodal agency CERT-In has issued a notice to Twitter asking the micro-blogging platform for full details of the recent global hack targeting high-profile users. The Indian government has also demanded …

Twitter says scammers targeted 130 accounts in high-profile hack
4 years, 5 months ago

Twitter says scammers targeted 130 accounts in high-profile hack

India Today  

Twitter on Friday shared details about the platform’s ongoing investigation of the Wednesday incident that left tens of high-profile accounts compromised. For a small subset of these accounts, the attackers were able to gain control of the accounts and then send Tweets from those accounts," Twitter’s security page read. --As part of caution, Twitter has locked some accounts that had …

Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust
4 years, 5 months ago

Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A breach in Twitter’s security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one of the worst attacks in recent years and may shake trust in a platform politicians and CEOs use to communicate with the public, experts said Thursday. The FBI said Thursday it is investigating the hacks, and said …

Hackers May Try To Hijack Famous Indian Profiles, Here's What Maharashtra Cyber Advices You Do
4 years, 5 months ago

Hackers May Try To Hijack Famous Indian Profiles, Here's What Maharashtra Cyber Advices You Do

ABP News  

We detected what we believe to be a coordinated social engineering attack by people who successfully targeted some of our employees with access to internal systems and tools. "It is possible that hackers could try to gain atoms to prominent Indian twitter profiles in a similar fashion," the statement read. The agency has expressed the possibility of such a coordinated …

Wilders hacked as Bitcoin scammers take over high profile Twitter accounts
4 years, 5 months ago

Wilders hacked as Bitcoin scammers take over high profile Twitter accounts

NL Times  

Multiple major Twitter accounts were taken over by scammers asking for Bitcoin overnight. PVV leader Geert Wilders' Twitter account was also hacked, though it is not clear whether this was done by the same group. In addition to politicians and celebrities, the hackers also targeted big companies like Apple and Uber, and news agencies like NBC. Once Twitter became aware …

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