The Mumbai Police officials said that the same modus operandi was used recently to hack actress-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar's account.
Vikrant Massey with fiancee Sheetal Thakur. File pic/Yogen Shah
Actor Vikrant Massey, whose Instagram account was hacked earlier on Wednesday was restored later in the day. The actor posted on Twitter that his account has been restored. He also thanked Mumbai police and his managers for their support and cooperation.
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INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT RESTORED .
— Vikrant Massey (@masseysahib) December 30, 2020
Thank you @MumbaiPolice and DCP DR. RASHMI KARANDIKAR for your accelerated promptness and helping me out through this. Immensely humbled by your grace and help. ðÂÂÂÂÂÂð½
And most importantly, @PoliceWaliPblic Thank you for being my superhero. â¤ï¸ÂÂ
Earlier in the day, the actor filed a complaint with the Mumbai cyber cell after his Instagram account was hacked. The actor said that his account was hacked after he responded to a direct message on the app.
Instagram hacked again. Please refrain from clicking on any link or DM‘s.
— Vikrant Massey (@masseysahib) December 30, 2020
We’re working on it. ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂð½
The Mumbai Police officials said that the same modus operandi was used recently to hack actress-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar's account. The hackers got access to the password and login ID after Massey opened the link sent to him on Instagram message.
Massey posted on his Twitter account that his Instagram profile has been hacked. "Instagram hacked again," Massey tweeted and urged his fans to refrain from clicking on any link or DM's.
"My Facebook and Instagram accounts have been hacked. Please ignore any DM's or comments coming in. We're working on it," the actor had tweeted.
Nearly two weeks ago, Urmila Matondkar had filed an FIR with the Maharashtra Cyber Cell after her Instagram account was hacked. The Shiv Sena leader had also said that cybercrime is not something that women should take lightly.
Her account was restored later, however, few posts were missing. She posted on Instagram to thank the platform and Mumbai Police for their quick action in restoring her account.
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