Twitter says 'took steps' to secure Modi's account after early-morning hack

Handle secured immediately; Indian crypto platforms say no significant fluctuation in prices recorded after mischievous tweet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account (@narendramodi) was hacked in the wee hours of Sunday, but secured soon after the incident.

At 2:11 am, the hacker put out a tweet from Modi’s personal Twitter account that said India had adopted bitcoin as legal tender. The mischievous tweet also said India had bought 500 units of bitcoin, which would be distributed to the country’s residents and put out a link promising a bitcoin giveaway.

The account was soon secured and the tweet deleted.

“The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been