Twitter Account of UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s Office Hacked

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By H.JanGra April 9, 2022

The official Twitter handle of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's Office was hacked late Friday night, a senior officer said. He said the hackers sent out 400-500 tweets from the account.

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"The account was hacked for around 29 minutes in the night. The hackers posted around 400-500 tweets, the account was suspended on grounds of unnatural activity. Efforts are on to restore it,"

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He added that the Twitter handle will be restored soon.

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The Twitter handle @CMOfficeUP has over 40 lakh followers.

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In screenshots of the hacked account seen on various news websites, the profile picture of the handle had been replaced with a cartoon.

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The profile picture of the handle had been replaced with a cartoon resembling non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, from the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club collection.

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