Baahubali-size crime: Scamsters capture producer, DoP's WhatsApp a/cs
The New Indian Express Tiruchy|December 07, 2024
A new modus operandi of cybercriminals, involving taking control of victims' WhatsApp accounts, has claimed a string of victims, the latest being Shobu Yarlagadda, producer of the 2015 Telugu film 'Baahubali', National Award-winning cinematographer Santosh Sivan and one of his assistants.
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Baahubali-size crime: Scamsters capture producer, DoP's WhatsApp a/cs

A complaint regarding the matter has been filed with the Tamil Nadu police's cyber crime wing and also in the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. Further investigation is under way.

Yarlagadda first flagged the incident in a post on X on Thursday night. Sivan too made a post on his Instagram on Friday morning stating, "Please don't respond to any messages from me, it's a scam."

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