Chitradurga police’ X account hacked by cyber criminals, later restored

CHITRADURGA: Cyber criminals have hacked the X (formerly Twitter) account of the Chitradurga district police and posted a Bitcoin advertisement on the handle. Alerted by this, the district police registered a case at the cyber crime police station and restored the account later.

#ನಮ್ಮ_ಚಿತ್ರದುರ್ಗ_ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ_ಪೊಲೀಸ್@DgpKarnataka @KarnatakaCops @112chitradurga pic.twitter.com/Bblulg7qYG

— Chitradurga District Police (@spchitradurga) January 4, 2025

The police later shared information about the hacking on social media platforms to create awareness among citizens. Police Superintendent Ranjith Bandaru has been leading the campaign to raise awareness across the district about cyber cimes.

Programmes are being conducted at schools and colleges and awareness is being created through social media platforms too. However, the hacking of the X account in the midst of the campaign has highlighted the need for enchanced cyber security.