Uganda: Hacker charges $ 4,000 in Bitcoin after hacking instagram account of celebrity

Cybercriminal took advantage of Ugandan star Zari Hassan's notoriety to get him $ 4,000 in Bitcoin. A ransom demand that is not trivial considering that the per capita GDP of the African region is less than $ 2,500 a year. The pressure is even heavier knowing that the Instagram account of celebrity reaches 4.2 million followers.

A threat to publish compromising videos

"You are hacked. You refused our request, so we will post all the pornographic content. $ 4,000 and you will recover your account. "On the morning of August 6, Ugandan singer Zari Hassan was hacked into her Instagram account. The perpetrators have suppressed all the messages of the local star. At the time of writing this article, the contents have been returned, with the following message:

Nevertheless, despite the threats, no pornographic film has been published as far as we know.

Also, no payment in Bitcoin would have taken place on the Bitcoin address provided by hackers.

A considerable sum

The malicious activities on Zari's account occurred as she was celebrating her daughter's birthday. The way hackers have been caught has not been clarified, and the perpetrators are still unknown for now.

Although the ransom demand may seem minimal, $ 4,000 is almost double the annual wages of Ugandans.

Zari was able to keep his data intact, and the threats were unsuccessful. This suggests that the method used by the perpetrators does not work.

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