According to Pakistan’s Ministry of Economic Affairson, on Friday, the official X (formerly Twitter) account of Pakistan was hacked after a post was published requesting foreign financial assistance during escalating tensions with India.
It was made clear by the ministry that they did not make any post. They said that Pakistan’s X account was hacked and that they were busy working to have the account discontinued to intercept additional unauthorized activity.
https://x.com/official_kpt/status/1920740017455976463
“We are working to have the Twitter (X) switched off. We did not tweet the content in question.”
“The account of the Ministry of Economic Affairs on social media platform X was hacked late last night. Any post currently appearing on the account is not connected to the ministry.”
In reaction to growing cyberthreats following recent military tensions with India, Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team issued a red alert two days before to this incident.
The alert had issued a warning about efforts to spread misinformation and interfere with vital national networks by using phishing tactics, false narratives, and misleading communications.
According to the government, steps are being taken to safeguard the hacked account and look into the security incident.
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