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Twitter Investigating Hack Of Account Linked To India Prime Minister

Twitter says it's aware of the hack and is investigating.
Posted at 3:08 PM, Sep 03, 2020

Twitter is investigating the apparent hack of an account linked to the prime minister of India.

Several tweets tied to a verified account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with some 2.5 million followers, asked people to donate bitcoin to a COVID-19 relief fund.

Those tweets have been deleted. Twitter says it's aware of the hack and is investigating.

Contains footage from CNN.