Jaipur(Rajasthan): A 13-year-old teenager addicted to playing online games was trapped by a cyber hacker in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The VIII standard student who played online games on his uncle's phone got acquainted with other gamers virtually.
Among these gamers, he was trapped by a cyber hacker who manipulated him with his parent's phone numbers and got his hands on the OTPs (one-time-passwords) and hacked into three mobile phones of the family. According to Harmada police, the 13-year-old teenager was trapped by the cyber hacker who threatened to kill his family if he did not carry out the tasks instructed to him. After the teenager's parents reached out to police, they promptly informed the cyber cell of the police commissionerate and instructed them to trace the hacker and gather all the information.
Harmada Police Officer Mangilal Vishnoi said that the hacker forced the teenager to share the OTPs. He also sent a link to the victim. After clicking on the link a hacking app was installed on three phones of the family members. The social media accounts of the parents were accessed. The hacker shared obscene posts on the phones of his parents and on social media. Along with this, strange animations started popping up on their mobiles.
