Sudarsan Pattnaik’s X account hacked

Puri: Internationally-acclaimed sand artist Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik’s Twitter (now X) account @Sudarsansand has been hacked for the past five days.

According to Pattnaik, he has filed a formal complaint with the Cyber Cell of Odisha Police, and has also reported the issue to the X (Twitter) Support Team. However, he is yet to get his X account back.

The sand artist also expressed his deep concerned about the misuse of the account as he has a large number of followers from across the world.

He said that this is the second time that his X handle has been hacked.

Meanwhile, Pattnaik earnestly requested the X Safety and Support Team to urgently investigate the matter and help restore the account as soon as possible.

He also appealed to all followers and the general public urging them not to respond to or trust any Direct Messages (DMs) or activity from the account, as it is currently under the control of an unknown hacker.