The official Twitter account of Honda Motorcycles and Scooter India was hacked over the weekend. The company today put out a statement on social media asking people to stop any interactions with its Twitter handle until further notice and disregard any posts or communications on the page since Sunday, March 5. The company also said it contacted Twitter to re-establish control of its account.
A look at the official Twitter handle of HMSI shows that the page has since lost the blue tick that identified it as the official handle as well as dropped the profile image. The link to the official website has since been rand another while the latest retweeted story is to a third-party NFT page. Similarly, the section under likes are filled with tweets of third-party art creator pages.
Honda has said it is looking to re-establish its control over its Twitter account as soon as possible.
The company has recently been teasing a new motorcycle for the Indian market. The new model is expected to sit in the 100cc commuter segment and be called the Shine. The model is set to be launched in India on March 15.