Maharashtra: MP Supriya Sule’s WhatsApp account hacked, $400 demanded; cops restore it in a number of hours | Pune Information

Supriya Sule’s WhatsApp account was hacked throughout a celebration occasion, and a $400 ransom was demanded. Pune rural police shortly restored her account. Sule urged customers to be vigilant with their telephone safety and keep away from responding to unknown numbers.

PUNE: Working president of NCP (SCP) and Baramati MP Supriya Sule on Sunday posted on X that her WhatsApp account had been hacked into. She instructed TOI that the hacker demanded $400 to revive her account, reviews Anurag Bende.
Sule despatched a web-based grievance to Pune rural police following which the cops discovered that her WhatsApp account was lively on one other machine.They managed to revive her account in a number of hours.
Supriya was at a celebration occasion in Daund tehsil on Sunday morning when she realised what had occurred. “I acquired a message on WhatsApp from a recognized quantity and replied to the message and realised that my WhatsApp account had been hacked into,” she stated.
In accordance with the Baramati MP, after having access to her messaging software, the hacker despatched a message to considered one of her crew members utilizing her WhatsApp.
“The hacker demanded $400. My crew member instantly knowledgeable me about this suspicious messaging,” she stated.
MP advises customers of app to be cautious
She added that she suspected one thing fishy and instantly shut down her telephone. “I requested Jayant Patil, state president of NCP (SCP), who was subsequent to me, to ship me a message on my WhatsApp. When he did so, the hacker replied to him whereas my telephone was off. I instantly knowledgeable the police about it,” Supriya stated.
Supriya additionally instructed TOI {that a} crew members’ WhatsApp account was additionally hacked into and the hacker despatched messages to over 20 contacts from her crew member’s account.
Superintendent of Police (Pune rural) Pankaj Deshmukh instructed TOI, “After receiving the grievance from the Baramati MP, we discovered that her WhatsApp account was lively on one other machine. We restored her account in a number of hours. Barring her WhatsApp software, all different functions on her telephone and the telephone system have been intact and never hacked into.”
Whereas her messaging app was restored by police, Supriya cautioned cellphone customers to watch out. “I’m sharing my instance to make folks conscious of any such hacking modus. I attraction to each cellphone person to watch out whereas utilizing their gadgets and working WhatsApp. I really feel that one of the best ways isn’t to reply to any unknown numbers,” the Baramati MP stated.
On whether or not she suspects an even bigger conspiracy behind the hacking episode, Supriya stated, “I have no idea who’s behind it. The police investigation will hopefully shed some mild.”
The Pune rural police at the moment are looking for out extra particulars. Deshmukh stated, “As of now, we do not know the way it was hacked and who the individuals behind it have been. We are going to probe how the suspects gained management of her WhatsApp,” he stated.