According to sources the website of the BJP was hacked on Tuesday, with hackers posting crude GIFs to mock Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Meanwhile one of the GIFs showed German Chancellor Angela Merkel appearing to rebuff a handshake by Modi, another showed the muppets singing Bohemian Rhapsody. Furthermore the website, www.bjp.org, was redirected to an error page around noon after the hack came to light, with the party saying it was looking into the problem.
A BJP IT Cell official told “We are working on it. Please be patient”. Reportedly screenshots and videos of the hacked website, however, were widely shared on Twitter, with the Congress chiming in to mock its rival. Congress Spokeswoman Divya Spandana tweeted “Bhaiya aur Bhenhno if you’re not looking at the BJP website right now- you’re missing out”.
Moreover this is not the first time the BJP has been the target of online hacks. Previously in February, BJP Chhattisgarh website was hacked, allegedly by Pakistani cyber attackers following tensions over the Pulwama attack and the BJP had registered an FIR against the hack then.
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