Chennai, July 9
Well known Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan has announced that he has successfully recovered his Instagram account that had been hacked and has now confirmed that the account was fully secure.
Taking to his Instagram stories section, Unni Mukundan wrote, "I'm pleased to confirm that my official Instagram account @iamunnimukundan has been successfully recovered and is now fully secure. The matter has been thoroughly resolved and full administrative control has been restored."
Stating that he would like to extend his sincere gratitude to the Meta team for their prompt action, technical expertise, and steadfast support in resolving the issue and safeguarding the account, the actor also expressed his gratitude to those who had reached out to him out of concern.
He said, "To everyone who remained cautious, refrained from engaging with any suspicious activity, and reached out with concern - thank you for your trust, patience and continued support. Let's remain vigilant and continue to prioritise online safety. #AccountRestored #GratitudeToMeta #DigitalSafety #UnniMukundan"
It may be recalled that on Tuesday, Unni Mukundan had taken to his Facebook page to alert his followers that his Instagram account had been hacked.
The actor had said,"My official Instagram account @iamunnimukundan has been hackedâ€¼ï¸ Any updates, DMs, stories, or content going out from that account are not from me — they are being posted by the hackers. Please do NOT engage, click on any suspicious links, or share personal information in response to anything from that account at this time."
The actor, who is best known for his performances in Marco and Malikkappuram in Malayalam and Garudan in Tamil, had further said, "We’re working with the relevant teams to resolve the issue. I’ll keep you all posted through verified channels. Thanks for your support and caution. #StaySafe #InstagramHack #ImportantUpdate," he added.
Mukundan was the latest in the list of celebrities whose social media accounts have been consistently hacked from the start of the year.
Just a few days ago, actress Shruti Haasan's X account was hacked. The actress took to the stories section on her Instagram handle to post an alert.
She had said, "Hi Lovelies, Just want to let you know my Twitter account has been hacked. That's not me posting. So, don't interact with that page till I'm back please."
The news of Shruti's account on X.com being hacked came just a week after National award winning music director D Imman's X account, which had been hacked earlier this year, was retrieved. Prior to music director Imman's account being hacked, it was actress and producer Kushbu's account that had been hacked. The actress later managed to retrieve the account.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Why does Meta take action only when celebrities are involved? My cousin's small business account got hacked last month and they still haven't got any response from support. Double standards much?
This is becoming too common nowadays. Just last week my friend got a scam DM from a hacked account of a TV actor. People need to be more careful before clicking links, even if it's from verified profiles.
As someone working in cybersecurity, I appreciate how Unni handled this - immediately alerted fans and didn't panic. More influencers should learn from this responsible approach to digital security breaches.
Malikkappuram actor deserves better security! 😤 These hackers should be tracked and punished severely. Our film industry stars work so hard and then have to deal with this nonsense.
Good that he got it sorted quickly. But I wonder - if hackers can breach celebrity accounts with all their security measures, what chance do normal users have? Time for social media platforms to step up their game.
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