The Facebook page of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust was compromised by hackers on Saturday, but the trust regained control and access shortly afterward.
“As it was informed earlier today,… at 11 am the Facebook page of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust was hacked by some miscreants,” the trust CEO, Vishwa Bhushan Mishra, said.
Nevertheless, with the assistance of Facebook authorities, the page was recovered.
“We have gained control and access to the Facebook page again in consultation with the Facebook administration. Shri Kashi Vishvanath Temple Trust is in the process of strengthening the cyber security of all social media pages and websites so that such incidents do not happen again,” Mishra said.
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Furthermore, the temple trust expressed deep regret.
“The inconvenience caused to the visitors of the Facebook page because of hacking is deeply regretted,” Mishra said.
“A complaint with the cyber cell of Varanasi Police has been filed,” he added.
On March 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a large-scale roadshow in Varanasi. Following the roadshow, the Prime Minister, accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, visited the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and offered prayers at the sacred shrine.
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