Twitter hack: CERT-In issues notice, seeks info on Indians, impact

The country’s nodal cyber security agency Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a notice to Twitter requesting information on a recent hacking of high-profile accounts, including the number of affected Indians and the overall impact, a member of the agency confirmed to The Sunday Express.

The agency has also asked how Twitter is working to solve the vulnerabilities.

On Wednesday, hackers conducted unprecedented takeovers of some of the platform’s highest-profile accounts, such as US presidential candidate Joe Biden, former US President Barack Obama, and billionaire Elon Musk.

With access control to these profiles, the hackers attempted to convince followers to send a digital currency known as Bitcoin to specific accounts.