The Asif Nagar police booked a case against unidentified cyber criminals for hacking into their official Facebook page and posting pornographic videos on Thursday. The hackers were in control of the page for more than 15 hours before the IT team regained control.
The page, which has over 6,200 followers, had videos being posted by the hackers since Wednesday night, said the police. “We have engaged our officials to look into this matter and rectify the issue. We will be taking the videos down and a case has been booked as well,” said the officials from the Asif Nagar police, adding that the hackers are suspected to be based out of a foreign country.
The page was being handled by the IT team based out of the police station. Netizens tagged the handles of Telangana state police and Hyderabad city police to alert them about the hack.
Earlier in January, hackers took control of the Twitter account of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation’s (TSRTC) Managing Director VC Sajjanar. The account was hacked into by fraudsters trying to promote cryptocurrency. The same day, the Twitter account of Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police was also hacked and obscene photographs were being posted on it.
Published - June 08, 2023 01:43 pm IST
