New Delhi, September 3: The Twitter account that is linked to PM Narendra Modi's personal website was hacked as fake tweets were posted early on Thursday. Twitter confirmed the suspicious activity and took steps to secure the compromised account.

Commenting on the incident, a Twitter spokesperson said, "We are aware of this activity and have taken steps to secure the compromised account. We are actively investigating the situation. At this time, we are not aware of additional accounts being impacted." PM Narendra Modi's Twitter Account of Personal Website @narendramodi_in Hacked, Cryptic Tweets Asking Followers to Donate to PM National Relief Fund for COVID-19 Posted.

Here's what Twitter spokesperson said on the incident: 

The verified Twitter account, which is linked to PM Narendra Modi's personal website, has over 2.5 million followers. The tweets asked the followers to donate to the PM National Relief Fund through cryptocurrency.

This incident comes on the back of a major Twitter hacking incident which took place in July where accounts of several popular individuals and major companies in the US were compromised. Twitter accounts of President Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West, Warren Buffet, Jeff Bezos Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Michael Bloomberg and Apple among others were hacked to promote a bitcoin scam.

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