Hackers break into apparel firm’s website, demand $10,000

The Central Cyber Crime police are on the lookout for unidentified persons who hacked the website of an apparel firm and redirected customers to a pornography site . The hacker sent an email to the fi

The Central Cyber Crime police are on the lookout for unidentified persons who hacked the website of an apparel firm and redirected customers to a pornography site . The hacker sent an email to the firm demanding $10,000 if they wanted control of their site.

In another incident, a 24-year-old engineer, approached the Central Cyber Crime police, after he was blackmailed by a woman he had befriended on social media. The victim said that he befriended the woman on Tuesday. They exchanged numbers and started a private video chat. Later, the woman sent a message to the engineer with her bank account details demanding that he transfer ₹20,000 failing which she would share their video chat with his family and friends. “We have taken up a case and efforts are on to track down the woman,” said the police.