German president's X account gets hacked and changed into Bihar government's WR Department

Brief By toi / 11:00 PM on 19 Feb 2025

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's official X account was hacked, turning it into a page promoting Adolf Hitler and later the Bihar government’s Water Resources Department. The hackers posted images of Hitler and Mussolini, resulting in the account being suspended and then restored before further misuse. This incident highlights the rising trend of cyber attacks on high-profile social media accounts.

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