Man threatens ex-client with morphed photos
extortion
and blackmail after allegedly hacking a 37-year-old female client's Instagram account and demanding a Rs 1 lakh ransom, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred in Parnashree when the accused, who was managing the complainant's social media accounts for a year, allegedly began harassing her after his services were terminated on May 8. The accused, along with an associate, called her from multiple unknown phone numbers. On July 17, she discovered that she was locked out of her Instagram account, and the mobile number, password changed without authorisation.
"The accused threatened to use AI tools to morph photos of the woman and upload them on porn sites," said an officer. tnn
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