In a rather interesting yet surprising turn of events, Information And Broadcasting Ministry’s Twitter account got hacked for a short time. It was renamed Elon Musk.

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I&B Ministry’s Twitter Handle Got Hacked And Named Elon Musk

On Wednesday, the Twitter account of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting got hacked for a short time. Within a few minutes, there were tweets sharing screenshots of the hacked account.

Moreover, a Twitter user, @Krishn_, tweeted about the same saying, “It seems the official Twitter handle of the I&B Ministry @MIB_India was hacked temporarily. Renamed after billionaire Elon Musk, with a number of what appear to be spam tweets.”

It seems the official Twitter handle of the I&B Ministry @MIB_India was hacked temporarily. Renamed after billionaire Elon Musk, with a number of what appear to be spam tweets. pic.twitter.com/q1GG7ZTwi1

— Krishn Kaushik (@Krishn_) January 12, 2022

Furthermore, as soon as the hackers took control of the account they changed the profile name. It was renamed Elon Musk. Well, it looks like we have a huge following of Tesla and SpaceX CEO. Apart from this, hackers even posted a series of tweets asking followers to click on a link.

Interestingly,  as per newslaundry, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting recovered the account in a short time. They released a tweet saying, “The account @Mib_india has been restored. This is for the information of all the followers.”

The account @Mib_india has been restored. This is for the information of all the followers.

— Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (@MIB_India) January 12, 2022

Last month Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s account was subject to a hack for a short while. Apart from this, Twitter accounts of the Indian Medical Association and the Indian Council of World Affairs have been hacked in January this year.