Haryana Cong MLA's social media accounts hacked, restored later

November 09, 2022 23:55

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Congress' Haryana MLA Kiran Choudhry's Facebook and Instagram accounts were allegedly compromised with the hacker threatening to post obscene pictures if she did not pay $1,000, the police said on Wednesday.

The Facebook page, which had 3 lakh followers, has since been recovered, Cyber Crime (West) police station SHO Jasveer said.

The accounts of Choudhry, the MLA from Tosham, were allegedly compromised by a foreigner.

The hacker demanded $1,000 and threatened to post obscene pictures, he said.

Choudhry filed a complaint on Tuesday about the hacking.

In her complaint, she said the hacker started chatting with her through Messenger and first demanded USD 500 and then USD 1,000.

The accused also threatened to post objectionable content from her page if she did not pay, the police said.

She also warned her supporters, tweeting that her Facebook and Instagram accounts had been compromised. -- PTI

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