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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>Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal Twitter account for his website was hacked early morning on Thursday.</li><li>The hacker behind the breach was asking users to donate Bitcoin to the PM's National Relief Fund.</li><li>The tweets have no been removed and Twitter is 'actively investigating' the issue. </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 Barack Obama, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk 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> The tweets have now been removed from the social networking platform. <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> A Twitter spokesperson <a href="https://in.reuters.com/article/uk-twitter-cyber-india-modi-idINKBN25T3GN?taid=5f50488146b85b0001f9be14&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter" data-type="tilCustomLink">has confirmed this incident</a>. Twitter said that the company is “aware of the activity” and have taken steps to secure the compromised account.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Indian PM <keyword id="11895802" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword>'s <keyword id="11892744" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="twitter" source="Orion">Twitter</keyword> was hacked on Sunday and said the country had adopted <keyword id="11893902" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bitcoin" source="Orion">bitcoin</keyword>.</li><li>The tweet said that <keyword id="11892747" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> had bought 500 bitcoins and would distribute them to residents.</li></ul>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account was hacked on Sunday, broadcasting that the country had accepted bitcoin and would start distributing it to citizens.Modi's Twitter account, which has more than 73 million followers, was "very briefly compromised," announced <a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/1469786236990607361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamap%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1469786236990607361%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Findia%2Fprime-minister-narendra-modi-twitter-hack-bitcoin-7668424%2F">the prime minister's office on Sunday.</a>"The matter was escalated to Twitter, and the account has been immediately secured," it said. "In the brief period that the account was compromised, any Tweet shared must be ignored."The hoax tweet said that India had "officially accepted bitcoin as legal tender" and that the government "officially bought 500 BTC" that it would distribute to Indian residents, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/12/india/modi-twitter-hack-intl/index.html">CNN</a> reported. At press time, 500 bitcoins would be worth $24,455,200."The future has come today! #BTC," the tweet read with several emojis (which Modi does not regularly use on his Twitter handle) and a potential <keyword id="41357" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="scam" source="Orion">scam</keyword> link, according to a screenshot posted online. Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are not <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cryptocurrency-ban-legal-tender-rbi-bitcoin-ethereum-1880972-2021-11-26#:~:text=It%20said%20there%20is%20no,the%20status%20of%20legal%20tender.&amp;text=In%20a%20major%20setback%20to,legal%20tender%20by%20any%20means.">recognized in India as legal tender.</a>This isn't the first time a Twitter account linked to Modi has been compromised. Last September, <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi_in">@narendramodi_in,</a> the Twitter account of Modi's personal website and mobile app with around 2.6 million followers, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54007995">encouraged people to donate cryptocurrency to a COVID-19 relief fund.</a>Nor is this the first time a high-profile Twitter account has been hacked for a crypto hoax. In July 2020, 130 Twitter accounts, including former President Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-130-accounts-affected-hack-direct-messages-dms-2020-7">tweeted links to a bitcoin scam.</a> Twitter's stock lost <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-market-value-losses-after-massive-hack-2020-7?r=US&amp;IR=T">$1.3 billion in value</a> following the breach.The Indian government has been the target of over 30,000 cyberattacks this year up to the month of October, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modis-twitter-account-hacking-over-30000-cyber-attacks-targeted-govt-organisations-this-year/articleshow/88242665.cms">The Times of India reported</a>, citing government figures. In 2020, the country's government organizations faced more than 50,000 cyber security incidents, according to the outlet.

Indian PM Narendra Modi's hacked Twitter account told 73.4 million followers that the country would distribute 500 bitcoins among its citizens

<keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> on Monday scaled the Great Firewall of <keyword id="1334" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="China">China</keyword>, at least on social media. A week before his big trip to <keyword id="1333" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Beijing">Beijing</keyword>, the PM logged in to <keyword id="200025" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sina">Sina</keyword> <keyword id="670351" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Weibo">Weibo</keyword>, the largest Chinese micro-blogging site with over 140 million monthly active users. 
 And the world leader with third-largest following on <keyword id="6354616" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword> had already some 5,000 followers on his new Chinese account. PM Modi has 12 million and 28 million followers on his Twitter and <keyword id="6354576" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Facebook">Facebook</keyword> handles. The PM also tweeted about his Chinese social media debut. 
 
Launched in 2009, Weibo means "microblog" in Chinese. Like Twitter, Weibo lets users to post comments, updates, pictures and videos. Western analysts have good words for the microblog, which they feel has given Chinese citizens a platform to engage and interact with other users, often discussing issues and topics outlawed by Beijing's infamous strict censorship. 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		????!??????????????. Hello China! Looking forward to interacting with Chinese friends through Weibo. <a href="http://t.co/yQcKn9bqTE">pic.twitter.com/yQcKn9bqTE</a>
	" Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/595097969965170688">May 4, </a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	 </blockquote>
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	<a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/595097969965170688">2015</a></blockquote>
Huang Xilian, deputy director general of Asian affairs, said Beijing wants India and China to act as a "bridge" for the development of Nepal and Sri Lanka so as to reduce strategic rivalry between the two Asian giants and firm up their strategic influence in the region. 
 
"There are lot of perceptions about border issue. So long as the two leaderships have strong political will we have good prospects for the resolution of the border issue," Huang said at a briefing to Indian media about Modi's visit which is expected to take place in the third week of next month. 
 
Shanghai is the next stop for the PM. BJP is coordinating with the Indian community in China to organise a "grand reception" for Modi in Shanghai on May 16. They expect a gathering of 10,000 people or more. 
 
The event will be the grand finale for Modi's China visit from May 14 to 16. He will head for South Korea from there. He will head for South Korea from there. The Prime Minister will start his three-nation tour with Mongolia on May 12. BJP leader Ram Madhav was in China earlier this week and is believed to have finalised details of the event, which is going to be like "nothing seen in China" before. The party is in the process of ensuring a huge turnout at the event. 
 
 "We are reaching out to the burgeoning Indian community in China and the huge NRI population in Hong Kong comprising Gujaratis, Sindhis and Marwaris. They are all extremely enthusiastic about the event," a senior BJP leader told ET. Estimates put the number of Indians in China at 45,000, including13,000 students. The rest are businessmen and professionals working in various multi-national companies in cities like Beijing, Shanghai, <keyword id="95282" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</keyword> and Guangdong.

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The <keyword id="6375960" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="twitter-account" source="Orion">Twitter account</keyword> of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was compromised on Wednesday. The account, however, was restored later on. The hacker renamed the account as <keyword id="6355315" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Elon-Musk" source="Orion">Elon Musk</keyword> and tweeted a great job. The account was restored and posts made by hackers were deleted. "The account @Mib_india has been restored. This is for the information of all the followers," the ministry tweeted. Last month Prime Minister Narendra Modi's <keyword id="6354616" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Twitter" source="Orion">Twitter</keyword> account was compromised for a brief period and a post claiming that India had officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender was tweeted from it. "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," <keyword id="1197746" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pmo-india" source="Orion">PMO India</keyword> had said in a tweet. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/content-moderators-for-meta-threaten-to-stop-work-until-paid-in-full/articleshow/88848336.cms">Content moderators for Meta threaten to stop work until paid in full</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/tiger-global-led-82-million-round-in-fintech-startup-refyne/articleshow/88837462.cms">INTERVIEW | This one-year-old startup raised $82 million led by Tiger Global to offer employees advance on their salaries</a>

Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's Twitter account hacked, restored later

Today seems to be a good day for all social media fans in India. In the morning, Supreme Court of India gave Indian citizens the right to post on social media sites without any fear by striking down the draconian Section 66 A of the IT Act in its entirety. And right in the evening we got the news that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) has took another step in his Digital India initiative by launching ‘Twitter Samvad’, a service aimed to boost the nation’s e-governance plans by helping government bodies and leaders communicate directly with citizens on a daily basis via tweets and SMSes on their mobile devices. 
 
PM Narendra Modi announced the rollout of this initiative through a tweet. 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		Lets deepen our connect! Give a missed call on 011 3006 3006 &amp; get my Tweets on your mobile as SMS.
	— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/580337412284358656">March 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
 
Through ‘Twitter Samvad’, Government of India will share a set of curated tweets delivered from the government and leaders’ accounts to mobile users across the country as SMS—every day. Updates on government services, policies and activities can be delivered to any user with a mobile device signed up for the service with each of the 16 launch partners. Anyone with a mobile phone, with our without a data plan, can register for the service by giving a missed call to a unique number for each of the partners. 
 
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, who met Prime Minister Modi to discuss areas of collaboration, said, “Based on Indian technological innovation, Twitter Samvad is dedicated and specially built for the largest democracy of the world. The Lok Sabha election of 2014 was the first-ever Twitter Election in India and we want to continue contributing to the development of digital governance in India. As part of the Prime Minister’s Digital India initiative, this Tweet-powered service enables citizens to be the first to know about the government’s actions by receiving political content in real-time on their mobile devices anywhere in the country.” 
 
The company is demonstrating its commitment to the Indian market by launching Twitter Samvad during the Twitter CEO’s first-ever visit to India. Rishi Jaitly, Twitter’s Market Director for India and Southeast Asia, said, “We are proud to have launched a service here that is for the people and of the people. This can eventually give every political leader and every government organization a mobile microphone to connect with each Indian, whether in Imphal or in Diu or in Leh or in Pudducherry.” 
 
Twitter Samvad is based on the platform provided by ZipDial, an Indian company recently acquired by Twitter, making this the company’s first Indian service launched using indigenous technology. 
 
Here is a list of a 16 government partners who are participating in the launch of Twitter Samvad: 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="624">
	<tbody>
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				Accounts</td>
			<td>
				Description</td>
			<td>
				Phone Number</td>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi">@NarendraModi</a></td>
			<td>
				Personal account of Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi</td>
			<td>
				011 3006 3006</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia">@PMOIndia</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account of the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi</td>
			<td>
				011 3006 3007</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/adgpi">@adgpi</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account of Additional Directorate General of Public Information, IHQ of Ministry of Defence</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 6116</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/RailMinIndia">@RailMinIndia</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account of the Ministry of Railways</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 6222</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/anandibenpatel">@anandibenpatel</a></td>
			<td>
				Personal account of Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 6050</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/CMofKarnataka">@CMofKarnataka</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account for the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 4737</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/CPBlr">@CPBLR</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account for Mr. M N Reddi, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5141</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/BlrCityPolice">@BlrCityPolice</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account for Bengaluru City Police</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5242</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/blrcitytraffic">@blrcitytraffic</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account for Bengaluru City Traffic Police</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5464</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/ncbn">@ncbn</a></td>
			<td>
				Personal account of N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh,</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5767</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/TelanganaCMO">@TelanganaCMO</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account of Chief Minister of Telangana, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5868</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/yadavakhilesh">@</a>YadavAkhilesh</td>
			<td>
				Personal account of Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh</td>
			<td>
				011 3008 3380</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/UPGovt">@UPGovt</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account for the Government of Uttar Pradesh</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 6353</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/nitishkumarjdu">@NitishKumarJDU</a></td>
			<td>
				Personal account of Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar</td>
			<td>
				011 3008 2828</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/mamataofficial">@MamataOfficial</a></td>
			<td>
				Personal account of Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister, West Bengal</td>
			<td>
				011 3008 3333</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/meaindia">@MeaIndia</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account of Ministry of External Affairs, India, Syed Akbaruddin</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5969This is how you can sign up for Twitter Samvad 
				 
				 </td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	This is how you can sign up for Twitter Samvad: 
	● Give a missed call to each of the numbers listed above to follow each of their Twitter accounts. For example, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the number is 011 3006 3006. 
	● Immediately after placing the missed call, you will start receiving a curated set of tweets throughout the day from leaders and government agencies. 
	● In case of emergency or urgent public announcements, account owners (leaders, government agencies, disaster management cell) will instantly send an update on a given situation to all registered users. 
	 
	Any government body, NGO or public institution interested in joining the Twitter Samvad program can read this <a href="https://blog.twitter.com/india">blog</a> for more details. 
	 
	 
	(Image: www.narendramodi.in) 
	 </blockquote>

Now get to know what the Govt is
up to with direct tweets from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on your phones!

<ul><li>Elon Musk has officially confirmed that his acquisition of Twitter in a $44 billion deal has begun.</li><li>Many users are pledging to leave Twitter as they believe Musk will change the platform for bad.</li><li>So we decided to show you how to archive your <keyword id="6375960" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="twitter-account" source="Orion">Twitter account</keyword> before you delete it.</li></ul>The news about <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/twitterati-go-crazy-with-memes-as-elon-musk-buys-twitter/articleshow/91089482.cms">Elon Musk taking over Twitter</a> is all over the internet and as expected, netizens have gone crazy over it. While Musk’s supporters are happy about the fact and believe he will stand up to liberate free speech, there are many that think the opposite. A lot of tweets of people deciding to leave Twitter have started pouring in, and if you’re one of them, we have some help to make it easier for you. The idea of deleting your Twitter is fine but what about your posts — the jokes, memes or anything that you’ve put your thoughts on. Deleting your account will lead to the loss of thousands of photos, videos, comments, replies and tweets. So before you take that step, we would advise you to archive your entire account. You heard it right. Twitter allows you to download a complete archive of your account including, tweets, direct messages, GIFs, pictures, and videos you’ve posted. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="91090688" title="Bought Twitter shares in India? Here’s what will happen after Elon Musk’s acquisition and Twitter going private" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Here’s how you can archive your Twitter account and download it- <ol><li>For Twitter on desktop, click on ‘More’ which is in the navigation bar on the left.</li><li>If you are on mobile, then open the navigation bar by tapping on your profile picture.</li><li>Go to ‘Settings and privacy.’</li><li>Tap on ‘Your account.’</li><li>Tap on ‘Download an archive of your data.’</li><li>A new window will open and Twitter will ask you to verify your password.</li><li>You will get a few options to verify your account, verification code to an email address or phone number. Choose whichever option you prefer.</li><li>Once received the verification code, enter it and tap on ‘Next.’</li><li>Tap on ‘Request archive.’</li><li>You will receive a notification to download a ZIP file of your Twitter archive when it's ready to download. It can take 24 hours to download ZIP files, once the file is available you will get a push notification or email.</li></ol>Once you have downloaded the archive file, you can open it in any browser. Remember it's not actually loading the website instead it’s giving a streamlined view of your Twitter account in HTML format. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/twitter-ceo-parag-agrawal-will-reportedly-get-42-million-if-he-is-terminated-after-elon-musk-acquires-the-company/articleshow/91089581.cms">Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal will reportedly get $42 million if he is terminated after Elon Musk acquires the company</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/self-driving-taxi-service-after-two-years-of-testing-in-china/articleshow/91091166.cms">China gets its first commercial self-driving taxi service after two years of testing</a>

If you’re quitting Twitter after Elon Musk’s takeover, here's how to download all your tweets

On Monday, <keyword id="15962" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Barack-Obama">Barack Obama</keyword> personally joined <keyword id="6354616" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Twitter">twitter</keyword>. Now he’ll <keyword id="6354904" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="tweet">tweet</keyword> himself, not through his office staff. With just 3 tweets, the new account already has 1.53 million followers within 24 hours of him joining the site. His description reads: “Dad, husband, and 44th <keyword id="2540" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="President">President</keyword> of the United States”. 
 
His first tweet was: 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account. — President <keyword id="16284" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Obama">Obama</keyword> (@POTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/600324682190053376">May 18, 2015</a></blockquote>
 
@WhiteHouse soon tweeted a picture of the President tweeting from his new account. 
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		President Obama. In the Oval Office. Tweeting. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeToTwitter?src=hash">#WelcomeToTwitter</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS">@POTUS</a>! <a href="http://t.co/SzWXltjNK0">http://t.co/SzWXltjNK0</a> <a href="http://t.co/ce4DurwYXj">pic.twitter.com/ce4DurwYXj</a> — The <keyword id="6356037" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="white-house">White House</keyword> (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/600349047329857537">May 18, 2015</a></blockquote>
 <keyword id="10212" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bill-Clinton">Bill Clinton</keyword> welcomed Obama onboard with a question: “Does that username stay with the office? #askingforafriend”. The President promptly replied: 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		Good question, <a href="https://twitter.com/billclinton">@billclinton</a>. The handle comes with the house. Know anyone interested in <a href="https://twitter.com/FLOTUS">@FLOTUS</a>?
	— President Obama (@POTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/600407380279566336">May 18, 2015</a></blockquote>
 
That was Obama. Here’s a list of the Top 5 most popular State heads on Twitter. 
 1. Barack Obama: @Barack Obama tops the list. He’s the most followed <keyword id="19496" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="leader">leader</keyword> on Twitter with over 13.5k tweets and close to 60 million followers. One of the first leaders to wake up to the Twitter revolution, he joined as early as March 2007. The account is run mutually by the Organizing for Action Staff and Obama himself. His personal tweets are marked ‘-bo’. His new account’s already a rage. The account name reads President Obama, and the Twitter handle @POT<keyword id="6354458" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="US">US</keyword> makes us wonder how ‘personal’ it’s really going to be. 
 
 
 2. <keyword id="6430216" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="David-Cameron">David Cameron</keyword>: The <keyword id="6354868" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="UK">UK</keyword> <keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> is nowhere close to the top when it comes to followers. He has two twitter handles: @Number10gov and @David_Cameron. The first has around 3.3 million followers. It’s his official handle. His personal tweets are signed ‘PM:’. The later, though personal, serves as on announcement channel for his political exploits. This one has just over a million followers. 
 
 3. <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword>: <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>’s Prime Minister @Narendra<keyword id="6354642" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Modi">Modi</keyword> has seen a meteoric rise from 5 to 12 million followers in just a year since he took office. The Prime Minister’s official handle @PMOIndia now has over six million followers. He is now the third most followed leader on Twitter. Surely Modi’s social media team has served him well during the elections and after that. 
 
 4. <keyword id="2858447" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="S-B-Yudhonoyo">S.B. Yudhonoyo</keyword>: The Indonesian President is not far behind when it comes to numbers. His account has a whooping 7.04 million followers. However, if you want to catch up to him, you better learn some Indonesian. 
 
 5. <keyword id="164255" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Recep-Tayyip-Erdogan">Recep Tayyip Erdogan</keyword>: The President of <keyword id="6372909" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Turkey">Turkey</keyword> has 6.4 million followers and counting. Some say this might have some connection to his outrageous statements, and the country’s strategic position in the <keyword id="44789" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Yemen">Yemen</keyword> crisis. 
 
 
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In his push for innovation through the <keyword id="1929810" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Digital-India">Digital India</keyword> and Make in India initiative, Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> today addressed a gathering of CEOs from <keyword id="6357722" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="silicon-valley">Silicon Valley</keyword>, 
 
"Good evening, everyone," said PM Modi. "If there was ever a gathering under one roof that could take part in shaping the world, it is this. It's a great pleasure to be here in California. It is one of the last places to see the sunset but it is where new ideas see the light of the day," he added. 
 Sundar Pichai of <keyword id="6355629" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Google">Google</keyword>, Satya Nadella of Microsoft, John Chambers of Cisco and Shantanu Narayan of Adobe flanked the Prime Minister on the stage. The ballroom at Fairmont Hotel was choc-a-bloc with top executives of Silicon valley companies. The event started with a presentation on Digital India. 
 
Talking about the importance of technology, Modi said, "If Facebook was a country, it would be the third most populous. The teacher has turned everyone into a reporter because of Google." 
 
"The status that matters most is not whether you are awake or asleep, but whether you are online or offline. The most fundamental debate between our youth is a choice between Android, iOS and Windows," he said in a lighter vein as the audience applauded and laughed. 
 
"From cleaner energy to better transport, everything is converging around what you do," the PM told the people present there. 
 
Modi then went on to elaborate on how his government has used technology for the better, "Since my government came to power, we have attacked poverty with the power of mobile phones," said the PM. "180 million new bank accounts were opened in a few months, insurance came within the reach of the poorest," he said. 
 
"By using space technology and internet, we have been able to identify 170 applications that will make governance better," he added. 
 
The PM then shared his experience when he met some illiterate tribal women in Gujarat. "They were using cellphones to take photographs. They weren't educated," he said. "I asked them what they would do with these images. They said they would have the images downloaded onto a computer and have them printed out. When I heard the word 'downloaded', I was surprised," Modi said in delight. 
 
He also felt that social media is playing an important part in reducing barriers, "I see technology as a means to empower and a tool that bridges the distance between hope and opportunity,” he said. 
 
"Today, technology is advancing citizen empowerment. Technology is forcing governments to deal with massive amount of data and respond in not 24 hours but 24 minutes," he said. 
 
"Out of this conviction, was born the vision of Digital India. It is an enterpise to transform India in a scale that is unmatched in human history." 
"We will transform governance, making it more transparent and accountable," the PM said. 
 
Stressing on the need to promote digital literacy, Modi said, "We are using technology to empart scale and speed to development. Information, education, skills, healthcare, financial inclusion, opportunities for women, conservation of natural resources and entirely new possibilities have emerged," 
 
But for all this, we must bridge the digital divide and promote digital literacy. We must ensure that technology is accessible and affordable." Modi also said that India already had broadband usage increase by over 60 percent last year. 
 
"We will connect all schools and colleges with broadband. Building I-ways are as important as building highways," said Modi. The PM also said that the government will also use infomation technology to build smart cities. "We want to make our farmers less vulnerable to the whims of weather," he said. 
 
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Here's what PM Modi told top tech CEOs at Silicon Valley

<ul><li>Verified accounts on Twitter were recently hacked as a part of a bitcoin-giveaway scam. </li><li>The company is currently investigating the incident and frozen activity on the affected accounts. </li><li>Here are the best practices you should follow in order to keep your <keyword id="6375960" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="twitter-account">Twitter account</keyword> secure and safe from being hacked. </li></ul>On Thursday, verified accounts on Twitter — including those of Elon Musk, Apple, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and others — were hacked as a part of a bitcoin-giveaway scam. “We are investigating and taking steps to fix it. We will update everyone shortly,” said the social networking platform in a statement. <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> Meanwhile, many users are worried about their own account safety. Twitter has a list of dos and donts for users to in order to make sure that their account isn’t compromised, the first and foremost of which is <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/account-security-tips">setting a strong password</a>. Dos for setting a strong password on Twitter: <ul><li>Do create a password at least 10 characters long. Longer is better. </li><li>Do use a mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols. </li><li>Do use a different password for each website you visit. </li><li>Do keep your password in a safe place. Consider using password management software to store all of your login information securely. </li></ul>Donts for setting a strong password on Twitter: <ul><li>Do not use personal information in your password such as phone numbers, birthdays, etc. </li><li>Do not use common dictionary words such as “password”, “iloveyou”, etc. </li><li>Do not use sequences such as ”abcd1234”, or keyboard sequences like “qwerty”. </li><li>Do not reuse passwords across websites. Your Twitter account password should be unique to Twitter. </li></ul>In addition to setting a strong password, Twitter also recommends the following <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/account-security-tips">best practices</a>: <ul><li>Use login verification with one-time-password for an added layer of security. </li><li>Require email and phone number to request a reset password link or code. </li><li>Be cautious of suspicious links and always make sure you’re on twitter.com before you enter your login information. </li><li>Never give your username and password out to third parties, especially those promising to get followers, make you money, or verify you. </li><li>Make sure your computer software, including your browser, is up-to-date with the most recent upgrades and anti-virus software. </li></ul>Whenever you’re logging into Twitter be sure to cross-check the URL and ensure that it’s twitter.com or twitter.com/login. Any variation of the two may be a phishing scam to try and steal your login in details. Twitter has also clarified that it will never reach out to you for your passwords — neither over, direct messages or reply. Nor will they ask users to download, open an attachment, or install software from an email that looks to be from the social networking behemoth. You should also ensure that security measures and virus updates on your personal device at up to date. In choosing third party applications, make sure to review them before giving them access to your accounts. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/dozens-of-high-profile-twitter-accounts-including-obama-biden-elon-musk-warren-buffett-and-apple-appear-to-have-been-hacked-in-a-colossal-bitcoin-scam-hereaposs-the-full-list/slidelist/76989827.cms">Dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts, including Obama, Biden, Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, and Apple, appear to have been hacked in a colossal bitcoin scam: here's the full list</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/twitter-is-dropping-coding-terms-like-master-and-slave-after-2-engineers-led-an-internal-effort-to-press-for-change/articleshow/76759136.cms">Twitter is dropping coding terms like 'master' and 'slave' after 2 engineers led an internal effort to press for change</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/twitter-will-give-edit-button-when-everyone-wears-a-mask/articleshow/76762730.cms">Twitter will give edit button when 'everyone wears a mask'</a>

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Log on to <keyword id="6354616" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword> and you will see #PoMoneModi trending. Twitter was quick to respond after <keyword id="2257489" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="PM-Narendra-Modi">PM Narendra Modi</keyword> compared <keyword id="28504" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kerala">Kerala</keyword> with Somalia. 
 
Yes, you read it right. Modi likened Kerala with Somalia while he was addressing an election rally in God’s own country. 
 
Modi said, “The unemployment rate in Kerala is at least three times higher than the national average. Infant mortality rate among the Scheduled Tribe community in Kerala is worse than Somalia. The state can meet only 13 percent of their requirement of agricultural products. 
Even after 70 years of independence, Kerala depends on other states for 70 percent of its power requirements. Similarly, most of the youth in Kerala are forced to leave their home state in search of job. Only through overall development, the state could be brought back to its past glory.” 
 
This not only angered Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who has asked Modi to take back his remarks, but also the entire nation that is standing by Kerala at this hour. 
 
Kerala people chose dialogue of a Kerala movie ‘Po Mone Dinesha’ and #PoMoneModi started trending. Well, Po Mone means ‘go away’ or ‘head back home’ 
 
Here’s how Twitter is reacting 
 
 
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		BJP Kerala think tank when Modi compared Kerala to Somalia <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PoMoneModi?src=hash">#PoMoneModi</a> <a href="https://t.co/lvCfzHhmGf">pic.twitter.com/lvCfzHhmGf</a>
	— Jeevan (@jeevan_02) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeevan_02/status/730310900889063424">May 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PoMoneModi?src=hash">#PoMoneModi</a> 30.2 K + tweets !!! <a href="https://t.co/7GRtuJXQ8z">pic.twitter.com/7GRtuJXQ8z</a>
	— Rαмεεs (@R_a_m_e_e_s) <a href="https://twitter.com/R_a_m_e_e_s/status/730310540912951296">May 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		A Rare Picture of Somali Pirates Action Hijacking Innocent Coconut Trees PlsTake Action <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi">@narendramodi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PoMoneModi?src=hash">#PoMoneModi</a> <a href="https://t.co/jPURHNYdo5">pic.twitter.com/jPURHNYdo5</a>
	— SabuChandran (@ChandranSabu) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChandranSabu/status/730311544374890496">May 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		New term to dictionary Somalayali. Thank u PM <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PoMoneModi?src=hash">#PoMoneModi</a>
	— Pleasa Serin Abraham (@Pleasa) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pleasa/status/730303968039993344">May 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		Pic 1 : How people see me 
		Pic 2 : How Modiji sees me<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PoMoneModi?src=hash">#PoMoneModi</a> <a href="https://t.co/eM8CcEyYjg">pic.twitter.com/eM8CcEyYjg</a>
	— Hate Muffin (@Syddie) <a href="https://twitter.com/Syddie/status/730121657126256640">May 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PoMoneModi?src=hash">#PoMoneModi</a> Somalian Pirates <a href="https://t.co/wxiNzhRJ1o">pic.twitter.com/wxiNzhRJ1o</a>
	— krishna (@krishna16117) <a href="https://twitter.com/krishna16117/status/730278783509475328">May 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		Somalian Foot in the mouth moment! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PoMoneModi?src=hash">#PoMoneModi</a>
	— Chitra Narayanan (@ndcnn) <a href="https://twitter.com/ndcnn/status/730217021057667073">May 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		THIS IS KERALA NOT SOMALIA!! 
		WE ARE KERALIYANZZZZZZZ!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PoMoneModi?src=hash">#PoMoneModi</a> <a href="https://t.co/zUXalDFV9G">pic.twitter.com/zUXalDFV9G</a>
	— സൈക്കോ ഗേള്‍ ™ (@psychogirlz666) <a href="https://twitter.com/psychogirlz666/status/730105914875891714">May 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		An elected PM of d Nation calls one of The best states in d country as <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/somalia?src=hash">#somalia</a>. no wonder y evry1 s questioning his edu degree. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PoMoneModi?src=hash">#PoMoneModi</a>
	— JESSEN K VARUGHESE (@iamjkv) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamjkv/status/730103394833039361">May 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
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