Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Anitha’s X account hacked
The X account of Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha was hacked, leading to unauthorized posts. Police have launched an investigation and advised the public to ignore the account until it is secured.
Why it matters
High-profile account compromises pose significant security risks and potential for misinformation, especially for government officials.
Miscreants have hacked the X account of Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha and posted some comments later, according to the police. Officials of the Home Minister’s Peshi lodged a complaint to this effect with the Anakapalli police on Friday.
“The miscreants changed the Display Picture (DP) of the Home Minister’s X account. The Cybercrime police swung into action to trace the hackers,” said Cybercrime Inspector General of Police Ake Ravi Krishna.
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