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How high the morale of cyber criminals has increased across the country can be gauged from the fact that now VVIPs, public representatives and senior administrative officers of the country and states are also becoming their easy victims. A very shocking and sensational news has come out from Ghaziabad, a major industrial and politically sensitive city of Uttar Pradesh. A serious case of Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation Mayor Sunita Dayal’s official mobile phone and her social media accounts being hacked by cyber thugs has come to light. As soon as this incident came to light, there was a stir in the local administrative staff, police department and political circles. Such a digital breach involving a public representative is proof that no one, from the common man to the elite, is completely safe from the reach of cyber criminals in today’s time. As soon as information about the incident was received, senior police officials and cyber cell teams immediately started their investigation to get to the bottom of the matter.
According to the information received, by the time Mayor Sunita Dayal became aware of unauthorized possession of her phone and social media handles, cyber criminals had spread their net. After the phone was hacked, the fraudsters started sending different types of messages to their contacts and social media followers, so as to confuse people. In such cases, it is usually seen that vicious criminals start demanding money from acquaintances on the pretext of some emergency or in the name of financial help. As soon as the Mayor and his office colleagues came to know about this suspicious activity, they immediately took stock of the situation and without any delay informed the senior police officials of Ghaziabad and Cyber Crime Station. The team of technical experts immediately swung into action and efforts are being made to find out whether any gang within the country is active behind this hacking or it is linked to international cyber criminals.
Immediately after this unexpected incident, Mayor Sunita Dayal herself came forward and issued a public warning to the people of Ghaziabad, her acquaintances and party workers. He has appealed to everyone in clear words that if any message has been received from their mobile number or social media accounts in the last few hours in which money has been demanded or they have been asked to click on any unknown link, then do not trust it at all. She clearly said that she is not demanding money from any person and all such messages coming in her name are completely fake and a trick of swindlers. The Mayor has urged people that in today’s digital age, a little caution is our biggest protection. Never click on any unknown or suspicious link, as a small carelessness can drain your bank accounts and cause you huge financial losses.
This incident that happened with the Mayor of Ghaziabad has once again proved how big and serious a challenge cyber security has become in today’s time. Every day, cases of social media accounts and mobile phones of VIPs, politicians, businessmen and common citizens being cloned or hacked are coming to light. After this incident, Ghaziabad Police Administration and Cyber Cell have become fully prepared. Police officials say that this entire network of cyber thugs will soon be exposed and the accused involved will be brought to justice and given strict punishment. Also, it is a big lesson for the general public to use two-factor authentication (2FA) on their smartphones, do not share their OTP or personal documents with any unknown person, and on receiving any suspicious call or message, immediately register a complaint on the cyber helpline number so that major frauds can be avoided in time.