The Delhi Police’s official X (previously Twitter) account confronted a cybersecurity risk on Tuesday night when hackers briefly took management of it. In the course of the breach, the account’s identify was modified to “MagIc Edem,” and its cowl picture and profile image have been additionally altered. Nevertheless, the account was efficiently recovered after a while.
The incident has raised issues in regards to the vulnerability of even high-profile authorities accounts. Authorities are at the moment investigating the matter to determine these accountable for the hack. No particulars in regards to the culprits have been disclosed but.
Goa CM’s e-mail was hacked just lately
This incident follows an analogous case the place the private e-mail of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was hacked on the evening of November 19. In accordance with officers, the breach prompted no vital injury to the Gmail account. The Goa Police Cybercrime Cell acted promptly, restoring the account inside 4 to 5 hours. The investigation into the Goa CM’s e-mail hack is ongoing, because the Gmail account is linked to his YouTube and different social media platforms.
Delhi Police nabs cyber legal from Surat
Earlier on Monday, Delhi Police busted a cybercrime racket with the arrest of a 21-year-old youth who had direct hyperlinks with Chinese language handlers by way of social media. “On September 27, Gule Raj (25), an accountant from Bawana, lodged a grievance alleging a monetary fraud of Rs 1.42 lakh. The sufferer was lured by means of social media with the promise of excessive returns on inventory investments,” a police officer stated. In the course of the probe, the cybercrime unit of Delhi Police traced the fraudulent transactions to an individual named Alish Nazmuddin Hirani, who was arrested from Surat, he added.
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