Andhra’s Ruling Party Twitter Handle Hacked

December 10, 2022 Story: Divya Sinha

The official Twitter handle for YSR Congress Party was hacked and defaced on Saturday.

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Hackers posted multiple images of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) on the Twitter Handle.

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Bored Ape Yacht Club is a non-fungible token built on the Ethereum blockchain and is used to trade on cryptocurrency markets.

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Devendra Reddy Gurrampati, Andhra Pradesh Chief Digital Director said they are resolving the issue with Twitter officials.

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He told PTI that they have complained to Twitter and it is expected to be resolved soon.

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On October 1st, the official Telugu Desam Party Twitter account was also hacked.

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At the time of writing this report, the account has not yet been recovered.

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