Andhra Pradesh Chief Digital Director Devender Reddy said that efforts were underway to regain control of the YSR Congress Party's Twitter handle while confirming the hacking incident. "We complained to Twitter, and they are investigating. It is anticipated that it will be resolved soon," he said.
The Twitter account of Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress party was hacked on Saturday morning. According to reports, in addition to the profile picture on the handle, some unusual images were also posted, which were used for cryptocurrency trading. Some posts also included images of Twitter CEO Elon Musk.
The hackers uploaded images of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), non-fungible tokens (NFTs) used in cryptocurrency trading.
🌎To support crypto community, Elon Musk initiated 5.000 BTC and 100.000 ETH GIVEAWAY
💰First come,first served: https://t.co/nV9MalCPDu
📌Note: you can take a gift only once. Please hurry up!!!
Several posts from other accounts were reposted. "Apes, Happy Thanksgiving! The Trial will begin this Christmas," one of the tweets read, "BAYC x SuperPlastic has arrived! It was well worth the wait! another one read.
Happy Thanksgiving, Apes. The Trial begins this Christmas. pic.twitter.com/PTlUtcIm8Z
— Bored Ape Yacht Club (@BoredApeYC)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Digital Director Devender Reddy said that efforts were underway to regain control of the YSR Congress Party's Twitter handle while confirming the hacking incident.
My BAYC x SuperPlastic arrived! Well worth the wait! pic.twitter.com/X78Xn5hWkb
— Kanetix.eth (@Kanetix22)"We complained to Twitter, and they are investigating. It is anticipated that it will be resolved soon," he added.
On October 1, Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party's Twitter account was also hacked.
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