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UGC official Twitter account hacked, 3rd government handle in 48 hours – India News

The Twitter account of the University Grant Commission was hacked late Saturday night. The account has now been restored. After hacking the UGC Twitter account, several tweets related to NFT’s were made from the account.

The UGC Twitter handle has over 2,96,000 followers and is linked to the official website.

This is the third government institution to be hacked in the past two days.

Earlier, the Twitter accounts of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office and the Indian Meteorological Department of India were similarly hacked.

Meanwhile, a case has been registered in this regard against unknown persons under relevant sections of the IT Act at the cyber police station in Lucknow. The matter will be probed by a team of experts from the DGP office.

The UP government said the strictest action will be taken against those responsible. The case is being investigated by cyber experts.

 

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