Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-09-02 00:00:00
Affected organization: Narendra Modi Twitter account
Affected country: India
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Financial
Actor: John Wick (AKA Korean Hackers)
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been hijacked to spread a cryptocurrency scam. The hackers also put out a message refuting the allegations that they hacked PayTM.