Indian actor Upendra and wife's phones hacked, contacts targeted in money scam
The mobile phones of Indian actor Upendra and his wife Priyanka were hacked, and a scam demanding money from people in their contacts followed. Upendra warned acquaintances and fans not to send money and to be wary of online scams.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- The couple's mobile phones, and money demands targeting their contacts
- Cause / method
- Money demands via WhatsApp after phone hacking
- Location
- India
Timeline
- Upendra disclosed that the couple's mobile phones had been hacked and warned acquaintances not to send money.
- It emerged that people in the couple's contacts had been defrauded through WhatsApp messages.
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