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‘Verified @X Handles With 10-15 Followers…’: Tamil Nadu DGP’s Shreya Ghoshal Warning To Netizens

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Tamil Nadu ADGP Sandeep Mittal warned netizens about fake ads featuring singer Shreya Ghoshal on X, designed to scam people. Ghoshal revealed that her X account had been, with no response from the platform. Other celebrities, including Swara Bhasker and Tanmay Bhat, have also faced similar cybersecurity breaches. Read more to know the details of the story.

Authored by: Surbhi Kaul Updated Mar 7, 2025, 20:48 IST

Fake Ads Featuring Shreya Ghoshal Flood X Photo : PTI

Additional Director General of Police for the Cyber Crime Wing in Tamil Nadu, Sandeep Mittal, has issued a warning to netizens on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). He cautioned that fake news clippings and ads featuring singer Shreya Ghoshal are surfacing on the platform with sensational headlines and misleading website links. These posts also display the logos of well-known news publications, which could easily deceive people.

The ADGP, Sandeep Mittal, took to X to raise awareness about the issue. He warned, “Verified @X handles, having 10 to 15 followers, promoting Shreya Ghoshal ads are scam traps to lure the public into cyber scams. Be alert, be safe… @X should have a mechanism to detect and block such handles openly indulging in criminal activities.”

Previously, popular singer Shreya Ghoshal took to her Instagram account to inform people that her X account had been hacked. She wrote, “Hello fans and friends. My Twitter/X account has been hacked since February 13th. I have tried everything in my capacity to reach out to the X team. But there has been no response beyond a few auto-generated messages. I am unable to even delete my account since I can’t log in anymore.”

Her statement, along with the warning from the ADGP, urges people to remain cautious and avoid fraudulent links or messages from her compromised account. Apart from Shreya Ghoshal, other celebrities have also fallen victim to cybersecurity breaches. Earlier this year, actor Swara Bhasker and comedian Tanmay Bhat also reported incidents where their X accounts were hacked and used to spread fake links.

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About Sandeep Mittal, I.P.S.

Shri Sandeep Mittal, an IPS Officer of 1995 Batch, completed B. Sc. (Honours) Geology with University Gold Medal and M.Sc. Applied Geology with University Gold Medal, both from University of Delhi. He earned Degree of Master’s in Police Management from Osmania University, Diploma in Cyber Security and Postgraduate Diploma in Cyber Crime Investigation and Cyber Forensics from Gujarat Forensic Science University, Gandhinagar . He is a Postgraduate in Cyber Defence and Information Assurance from Cranfield University, UK. He conducted a number of experiments in people friendly policing to bridge the divide between police and public. He headed the Security of Asia Pacific’s largest prison i.e. Tihar Prisons, New Delhi. While serving in Narcotics Control Bureau under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India as Zonal Director he was instrumental in liquidating a number of National and International drug syndicates and developed his skills in cyber crime investigation. He is a Chevening Cyber Security Fellow, UK; a Commonwealth Scholar in Internet Law & Policy a t University of Strathclyde, UK; an Associate of Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi and a Life Member of United Services Institution of India, New Delhi; Indian Society of Criminology, India and Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. He is member, Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Criminology and Criminalistics, a peer reviewed journal. He has published research papers in reputed peer reviewed Journals.

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