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A cybercriminal group with the alias ‘John Wick on Thursday said in a tweet that it did not hack <keyword id="4225623" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paytm-Mall">Paytm Mall</keyword>, even as the group claimed responsibility for briefly hacking the Twitter account linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77902203" title="Twitter account of PM Modi's personal website hacked — asks followers for Bitcoin and Ethereum donations" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> "This account is hacked by John Wick (hckindia@tutanota.com), We have not hacked Paytm Mall," John Wick posted after taking over the Twitter account. The authenticity of the claims could not be immediately verified. The development comes after cyber-risk intelligence firm Cyble on August 30 wrote in a blog post that "John Wick" was able to upload a backdoor/Adminer on Paytm Mall application/website. The group gained unrestricted access to the entire databases of Paytm Mall, Cyble said in the blog post. "According to the messages forwarded to us by the source, the perpetrator claimed the hack happened due to an insider at Paytm Mall. The claims, however, are unverified, but possible," Cyble said. Paytm Mall said that the claims are "absolutely false". "We would like to assure that all users, as well as company data, is completely safe and secure. We invest heavily in our data security, as you would expect," a Paytm Mall spokesperson said in a statement. "We have been investigating the claims of a possible hack and data breach, and haven't found any security lapses yet. "We also have a Bug Bounty programme, under which we reward responsible disclosure of any security risks. We extensively work with the security research community and safely resolve security anomalies," the spokesperson said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/pm-modi-twitter-account-hacked-heres-what-the-hacker-had-tweeted/articleshow/77902203.cms">Twitter account of PM Modi's personal website hacked — asks followers for Bitcoin and Ethereum donations</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/rise-in-work-from-anywhere-will-lead-to-more-outsourcing-thats-an-opportunity-for-tcs-infosys-and-hcl-tech/articleshow/77864248.cms">TCS, Infosys and HCL Tech have the most to gain from post COVID wave of outsourcing</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/india-bans-pubg-wechat-and-118-other-mobile-applications/articleshow/77890776.cms">India bans PUBG, Ludo World, and 116 other Chinese mobile applications</a>

'John Wick' hacked PM Modi's Twitter handle to say they didn't hack Paytm Mall

<ul><li>The official handle for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website was hacked early morning on Thursday.</li><li>The hacker behind the breach was asking users to donate Bitcoin and Ethereum to the PM's National Relief Fund.</li><li>The tweets have no been removed and Twitter is 'actively investigating' the issue.</li><li>A cybercriminal group called 'John Wick' has claimed responsibility for the attack.</li></ul>The Twitter handle of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website was hacked on Thursday morning. And, just like with former US President <keyword id="15962" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Barack-Obama">Barack Obama</keyword>, SpaceX CEO <keyword id="6355315" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="elon-musk">Elon Musk</keyword> and others who were hacked in July, the person behind the PM Modi's account was asking users to donate cryptocurrency — this time under the guise donating to the PM's <a href="https://pmnrf.gov.in/"><h3 style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 4px; display: inline-block; line-height: 1.3;">National Relief Fund</h3></a>. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76989235" title="Hackers took over dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts including those of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, and Apple and used them to post bitcoin scam links" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> However, Twitter claims that this particular breach was not due to a compromise of its systems or service. "There is no indication or evidence of any correlation between this account compromise and the incident that took place in July," the company said in a statement shared with IANS. The tweets have now been removed from the social networking platform. Twitter has confirmed that it's aware of the malicious activity and is taking steps to secure the compromised account. "We are actively investigating the situation. At this time, we are not aware of additional accounts being impacted," a Twitter spokeswoman told <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-cyber-india-modi/twitter-account-of-india-pm-modis-personal-website-apparently-hacked-idUSKBN25T3GH">Reuters</a>. <div type="image" title="modi tweet_edited" msid="77903050" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Screenshot of hacker&amp;#39;s tweets via PM Modi&amp;#39;s personal handle&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The handle @narendramodi_in has over 2.5 million followers. It should not be confused with Modi's personal Twitter account, @narendramodi, which has over 61 million followers. 'John Wick' claims responsibility The attack was reportedly perpetrated by a cybercriminal group called 'John Wick'. "This account is hacked by John Wick (hckindia@tutanota.com), we have not hacked Paytm Mall," the group posted after taking over the Twitter account. The authenticity of the claims has not yet been verified. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77906458" title="'John Wick' hacked PM Modi's Twitter handle to say they didn't hack Paytm Mall" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> This is the second bitcoin scam on Twitter in less than two months Less than two months ago, 130 high-profile Twitter accounts, including Microsoft founder <keyword id="45830" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bill-Gates">Bill Gates</keyword> and singer Kanye West, were breached by a malicious actor. The hackers were able to seize control of these accounts by exploiting the loopholes in Twitter's own internal administration tools. "Since the attack, we've significantly limited access to our internal tools and systems to ensure ongoing account security while we complete our investigation," the social network said in a statement. While it may be obvious to some that the tweets promising to double your Bitcoin were a scam, the attackers were still able to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/hackers-just-took-over-dozens-of-high-profile-twitter-accounts-including-cash-app-bill-gates-and-ripple-and-used-them-to-post-bitcoin-scam-links/articleshow/76989235.cms">reportedly</a> run off with more than $100,000. What makes the situation more complicated is that cryptocurrencies are extremely hard to track. The accounts which were used to accommodate the transactions were emptied out before they could be identified. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/rise-in-work-from-anywhere-will-lead-to-more-outsourcing-thats-an-opportunity-for-tcs-infosys-and-hcl-tech/articleshow/77864248.cms">TCS, Infosys and HCL Tech have the most to gain from post COVID wave of outsourcing</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/india-bans-pubg-wechat-and-118-other-mobile-applications/articleshow/77890776.cms">India bans PUBG, Ludo World, and 116 other Chinese mobile applications</a>

Twitter account of PM Modi's personal website hacked — asks followers for Bitcoin and Ethereum donations

Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword>'s personal Twitter handle was restored after getting "very briefly compromised," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a tweet on Sunday, after it shared a link promising a <keyword id="6354947" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bitcoin" source="Orion">bitcoin</keyword> giveaway. "The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured. In the brief period that the account was compromised, any tweet shared must be ignored," PMO India said in a tweet. The account of Modi, who has more than 73.4 million followers, has now been restored. Before the account was restored, a tweet was shared with a URL on PM Modi's timeline which read, "India has officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender. The government has officially bought 500 BTC and is distributing them to all residents of the country." Minutes later, another tweet was posted, saying, "Yes this account is hacked by John Wick (hckindia@tutanota.com), We have not hacked Paytm Mall." "We have 24X7 open lines of communication with the PM's Office and our teams took necessary steps to secure the compromised account as soon as we became aware of this activity. Our investigation has revealed that there are no signs of any other impacted accounts at this time," Twitter spokesperson told IANS. After Prime Minister Modi's account was compromised, #Hacked began trending in India. "Good Morning Modi ji, Sab Changa Si?," Srinivas BV, the national president of the Indian Youth Congress, tweeted. "Was the Twitter account of the Hon'ble PM shri #NarendraModi ji hacked? And promise of #Bitcoin !!" tweeted political activist Tehseen Poonawalla. Another user warned others about the link. "#PMmodi #modi account #hacked, please do not click on the link. It's a scam. ... Even PM's account is not safe. How safe will be Indian social media from hackers, manipulators, scammers and foreign influence? #Twitter verified security compromised?" Earlier, in September 2020, the Twitter account linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website and mobile app was hacked by an unknown group with a series of tweets asking followers to donate to a relief fund through <keyword id="6357017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cryptocurrency" source="Orion">cryptocurrency</keyword>. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/tega-industries-listing-tomorrow-gmp-at-300-indicates-strong-listing/articleshow/88230707.cms">Tega Industries’ listing tomorrow, GMP at ₹300 indicates strong listing</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/from-mukesh-ambani-to-gautam-adani-indias-billionaires-and-big-corporations-made-huge-promises-this-year-to-fight-climate-change/slidelist/88208860.cms">From Mukesh Ambani to Gautam Adani, India's billionaires and big corporations made huge promises this year to fight climate change</a>

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