French hacker claims data on Narendra Modi website compromised, wants Modi to contact him in private
New Delhi, Jan 14: A French cyber security researcher and ethical hacker on Monday morning tweeted that official website of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been compromised and that someone unauthorised already has access to full website data. The hacker, who goes by name of Elliot Alderson on Twitter, says that the person who has unauthorised access to narendramodi.in uploaded a simple text file on the site server as a proof and then alerted him.
Alderson's real name is Robert Baptiste and he is fairly well-known in India because of his challenges to UIDAI after he found security loopholes and bugs in India's Aadhaar programme and Aadhaar app.
From his latest tweet it is clear that Baptiste is not the one who got the access to narendramodi.in servers. He says that someone else did it and then alerted him.
Update: It seems that the team that runs Modi's website noticed tweet from Baptiste and quickly got in touch with him. The French hacker tweeted, "Contact has been done with their team... I had a nice chat with the narendramodi.in team. They will take the appropriate measures and solve the issue."
Earlier Baptiste had tweeted: "Hi @narendramodi, A security issue has been detected on your website. An anonymous source uploaded a txt file containing my name on your websites in real time. He also have a full access to your database. You should contact me in private and start a security audit ASAP!"
In his next tweet, Baptiste clarified, "PS: The vulnerability is working for the staging subdomain but also for the main website PS1: I didn't upload this file, I'm not that stupid. PS2: The source deleted the file on my request just after I see it."
If what Baptiste says is accurate it potentially gives the person who has unauthorised access to Modi's website almost full control over the site. Baptiste says that the person has full access to data stored on the website, and while it is possible that this data may not contain sensitive details about the Indian Prime Minister, it may reveal a lot about the website itself, including how many users it has, the details of these users as well as may allow the person with unauthorised access to deface the website.
The website usually contains news about Narendra Modi, his biography, his public schedule as well as has interactive tools for users.
Hi @narendramodi,
— Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y) January 14, 2019
A security issue has been detected on your website. An anonymous source uploaded a txt file containing my name on your websites in realtime. He also have a full access to your database. You should contact me in private and start a security audit ASAP!
Regards, pic.twitter.com/AuDupzRlrL
Courtesy: www.indiatoday.in
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At least 64 people killed in strike on hospital in Sudan: World Health Organization
Cairo: At least 64 people, including at least 13 children, were killed in a strike on a hospital in the western Darfur region of Sudan on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
News agencies have reported that the strike on Al Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur on Friday not only injured at least 89 people but also rendered the hospital non-functional, Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the WHO, said in a post on X.
Sudan has been in a state of chaos since April 2023, when a power struggle between the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) developed into war across the country.
The RSF has blamed the military for the strike on the hospital.
The army, however, has denied the attack, but two military officials have said that the strike targeted a nearby police station. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to discuss the matter openly.
The war has killed more than 40,000 people, according to UN figures, but aid groups say that is an undercount and the true number could be many times higher.
The WHO has said that over 2,000 people have been killed in attacks on medical facilities since the start of the war.
“Enough blood has been spilled. Enough suffering has been inflicted. The time has come to de-escalate the conflict in Sudan,” said Ghebreyesus.
.@WHO has verified yet another attack on health care in #Sudan. This time, Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was struck, killing at least 64 people, including 13 children, two female nurses, one male doctor, and multiple patients.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 21, 2026
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