The official Twitter account of Indian Prime number Government minister Narendra Modi got compromised earlier today, which was then used to share misleading data about the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) and redistribution of 500 BTC among the Indian citizens.

On Friday, Modi said in a virtual acme hosted past United states of america President Joe Biden that technologies such as cryptocurrencies should be used to empower republic and not undermine it:

"By working together, democracies tin meet the aspirations of our citizens and gloat the democratic spirit of humanity."

While the long-awaited Lok Sabha Winter Session, a parliamentary meetup intended to hash out the legality of cryptocurrencies in the region, did not conclude the government's stance on crypto, hackers from unknown origins managed to take command of the prime minister'southward account with over 73.four million followers to declare Bitcoin as a legal tender.

While the hack happened at midnight in India (around 4:00 pm EST), Twitter user Priya was amid the many crypto enthusiasts that took notice of the untimely tweet that read:

"Republic of india has officially adopted Bitcoin as legal tender. The authorities has officially bought 500 BTC and is distributing them to all residents of the country. The futurity has come today!"

The post also included a link that urged unwary investors to sign up and claim their share of the BTC giveaway. However, this was the second time Modi'south Twitter business relationship got hacked and was used for crypto scams.

Before long after the hack, the unauthorized tweet was deleted and the hack was confirmed by the Prime number Minister's official account.

As Cointelegraph reported, hackers were able to alienation Modi's Twitter business relationship back in Sept. 2022. Nether the pseudo name John Wick, the hackers shared several tweets request the prime minister's followers to "donate generously to PM National Relief Fund for Covid-nineteen."

Related: India misinterpreted individual crypto ban, says crypto bill creator

The launch of India's crypto bill sparked new concerns around the ban of private cryptocurrencies. While the significant of "private" has yet to exist interpreted in the parliamentary coming together, the lack of data sparked panic amongst investors.

Immigration out the speculations around the crypto bill discussions, former Finance Secretary Subhash Garg, who was too the creator of the nib, dismissed the notion of banning "individual cryptocurrencies" every bit a misinterpretation. In an interview with News xviii, Garg said:

"[The description of the crypto bill] was perhaps a mistake. It is misleading to say that private cryptocurrencies will be banned and to intimate the government nearly the same."