<p>Mumbai: Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s account on X (formerly Twitter) was briefly hacked with miscreants posting images of flags of Pakistan and Turkey.</p><p>The issue, however, led to criticism from the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which targeted Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio. </p><p>The team that handles the social media accounts of Shinde, managed to retrieve the account. </p> .NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar caught giving dressing down to officer .<p>The matter has been reported to the Cyber Crime police. </p><p>Incidentally, this occurred on the day when India and Pakistan play their second game in the Asia Cup.</p><p>“If the social media accounts of such important ministers in the state cannot remain secure, what about the cyber security of ordinary citizens? This question is surely going to trouble Maharashtra's Gen-Z generation today. The hacking of the Deputy Chief Minister’s account raises serious questions about the security of the state’s Home Department,” said Patole. </p> .<p>"Who will take responsibility for this? What concrete mechanisms does the government have in place for the cyber protection of citizens? The Home Department must provide clear answers to these questions. However, when the accounts of key government figures are not secure, the question of how robust the security of government websites and official data is becomes even more serious,” he added. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s account on X (formerly Twitter) was briefly hacked with miscreants posting images of flags of Pakistan and Turkey.</p><p>The issue, however, led to criticism from the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which targeted Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio. </p><p>The team that handles the social media accounts of Shinde, managed to retrieve the account. </p> .NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar caught giving dressing down to officer .<p>The matter has been reported to the Cyber Crime police. </p><p>Incidentally, this occurred on the day when India and Pakistan play their second game in the Asia Cup.</p><p>“If the social media accounts of such important ministers in the state cannot remain secure, what about the cyber security of ordinary citizens? This question is surely going to trouble Maharashtra's Gen-Z generation today. The hacking of the Deputy Chief Minister’s account raises serious questions about the security of the state’s Home Department,” said Patole. </p> .<p>"Who will take responsibility for this? What concrete mechanisms does the government have in place for the cyber protection of citizens? The Home Department must provide clear answers to these questions. However, when the accounts of key government figures are not secure, the question of how robust the security of government websites and official data is becomes even more serious,” he added. </p>