Shreya Ghoshal’s fake News clippings in circulation on X-Cyber Crime officials warn users

Shreya Ghoshal’s fake
News clippings in circulation on X-Cyber Crime officials warn users

In a post shared on social media platform Additional Director General of Police for Cyber Crime Wing in Tamil Nadu, Sandeep Mittal, warns the users of the microblogging site X that such fake posts acts as traps
designed to lure the public..

Mittal also noted that these deceptive posts use sensational headlines, misleading website links, and falsely display logos of legitimate news publications. He specifically pointed out that verified X accounts with a small number of followers (10 to 15) are promoting these scams.

Mittal has even urged X to implement mechanisms to detect and block these accounts that are openly engaging in criminal activities.

In his X post, ADG Mittal wrote: “Verified @X Handles, having 10 to 15 followers, promoting Shreya Ghoshal Ads are scam traps to lure public into cyber scams. Be alert, be safe……. @X should have mechanism to detect and block such handles openly indulging in criminal activities.”

Last month, the popular singer took to Instagram to announce that her X account has been hacked.

In her Instagram post, Ghosal wrote: “Hello fans and friends. Her Twitter / X account is hacked since February 13th. She had tried everything in her capacity to reach out to the X team. But there has been no response beyond a few auto-generated responses. She is unable to even delete her account since she can’t log in any more. Please don’t click on her link or believe message written from that account. They are all spam and fishing links. That she will update personally through a video if the account is recovered and is safe.

Apart from Ghoshal, other celebrities have also experienced cybersecurity breaches.

Earlier this year, actor Swara Bhasker and comedian Tanmay Bhat reported that their X accounts were hacked and exploited to spread spam and phishing links.

News Edit KV Raman