摘要： Bitcoin and cryptocurrency hackers seized the social media account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, in an effort to secure Bitcoin and Ether funds.
Hungry for BTC and ETH
According to a report by the local news outlet India Today, the Twitter account of Narendra Modi was compromised and Bitcoin hackers posted four consecutive messages on the verified platform, demanding cryptocurrency funds to whoever was willing to donate to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund. One Twitter message read:
“I appeal to you all to donate generously to PM National Relief Fund for Covid-19, Now India begins with crypto currency, Kindly Donate Bitcoin.”
In another message following that post, the hackers demanded Ether (ETH) and linked a Bitcoin (BTC) and an Ethereum wallet address.
The cryptocurrency scam messages have since then been taken down. After further investigations, it appears that the hack originated from hackers operating under the alias of “John Wick.” The cybercriminal group rectified that they had not hacked “Paytm Mall,” an e-commerce company that was hit last week by a ransomware group operating under the same alias.
Despite the security breach of Indian Prime Minister Modi’s social media account, no cryptocurrency was funneled into the digital hot wallets, and the situation seems to have been handled efficiently.
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