Twitter Handles of UP Government, State Information Department Hacked Briefly

Twitter handles of the Uttar Pradesh authorities and the state info division had been hacked briefly on Monday, officers mentioned.

Both the accounts have been restored.

The verified Twitter deal with of the Government of Uttar Pradesh (@UPGovt), which has 2.7 million followers, was hacked for round 10 minutes, a senior official instructed PTI.

A truth examine Twitter deal with operated by the knowledge division – @InfoUPFactCheck – was additionally hacked.

The @InfoUPFactCheck deal with is adopted by over 24,000 folks.

In the early hours of Saturday, the official Twitter deal with of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office was hacked briefly.

A case was registered on this connection on the Cyber Crime police station in Lucknow.

“The account was hacked for around 29 minutes at night. The hackers posted around 400-500 tweets, and the account was suspended on grounds of unnatural activity,” a senior official had instructed PTI.

The Twitter deal with @CMOfficeUP has over 40 lakh followers.

Last week, the Twitter deal with of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) was additionally hacked briefly. The hackers managed to interchange the profile image of the account with a cartoon and posted tons of of tweets earlier than the deal with was recovered. The UP CMO Twitter account has over 40 lakh followers. The Uttar Pradesh authorities mentioned in a Tweet that strict motion can be taken in opposition to these accountable after the investigation. A case was registered in opposition to unknown individuals below the IT Act, mentioned Triveni Singh, Superintendent of Police, Cyber Crime.

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