Krunal Pandya twitter account hacked; now restored
Krunal Pandya, an all-rounder for India, may a victim of cyberbullying when his Twitter account hacked on Thursday (27th January). With the hacker offering to sell the cricketer’s account for bitcoins.
The hacker allegedly left some harsh comments on the social networking platform to few persons. And sent out roughly ten tweets from his account. All of the tweets deleted later.
Hi everyone! My Twitter account was hacked this morning and I apologise for any inconvenience caused. It has been restored and please ignore any messages or tweets from my account earlier today.
— Krunal Pandya (@krunalpandya24) January 27, 2022
Shane Watson, a former Australian all-rounder, had his Twitter and Instagram accounts hacked earlier this year. After his Instagram account hacked in October 2021. Parthiv Patel, a former India wicketkeeper-batsman, begged his fans to ignore his activities.
Krunal played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Mumbai Indians (MI) in 2021. But not retained for the 2022 season. He was part of the franchise since 2016, and retained in 2018.