Twitter account of the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation was hacked briefly on Thursday with its name changed to Elon Musk and the display picture featuring the photo of the Tesla CEO.
A tweet from the official handle shared a link saying it is a “unique opportunity" to become a millionaire" and that “over $7,200,000 are left in the mystery box to be won".
Earlier, the Twitter handles of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting too was briefly hacked by cybercriminals.
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(Published 17 March 2022, 10:06 IST)