Unrelated pinned tweet with apparent scam link on Gujarat Police’s Twitter account; netizens asking is it hacked!
November 05, 2021
Gandhinagar: Is the twitter account of Gujarat Police hacked? The latest tweet in the account, on Gujarati new year day morning today indicated so. More so this tweet with apparent scam link posted at 5.17 am was made pinned tweet by suspected hacker. This is Gujarat Police’s verified account. Profile details and handle name etc are intact, but the link in profile is directed to solbabies.io ,apparently a scam site.The message line in pinned tweet mentions ‘best NFT project’ and seeks USD 200 with a link directed to discourse. NFT is Non-fungible token which is stored in digital ledger (blockchain).
best upcoming nft project,these group help the world change!! join discord and get a chance in the giveaway🚀🚀🚀🚀 https://t.co/rDGnm39RsR
— Gujarat Police (@GujaratPolice) November 4, 2021
As on 7.21 AM when this news story is being posted here, the commoners are in reply to this tweet tagging the Minister of State for Home and other Gujarat Police handles and requesting them to do needful as the account prima facie appears hacked or compromised. DeshGujarat
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