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The authoritative WhatsApp radical of the Kuppam Revenue Division, managed by the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department, was concisely deed connected Thursday aft objectionable nude images and suspicious APK links appeared successful the group, creating a flutter among the authoritative and media circles.
Members successful the radical included elder officials from Chittoor and Tirupati districts and a fewer higher-level officers from Amaravati. The unexpected posts led to disorder astir for 2 hours earlier the contented was deleted. The WhatsApp radical chiefly focuses connected the improvement of the Kuppam region, VVIP visits, specified arsenic Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and activities of the Kuppam Area Development Authority (KADA).
District Information and Public Relations Officer (Chittoor) N. Velayudham said his mobile telephone had been hacked, resulting successful the unauthorised posts. He said the contented was instantly reported to District Collector Sumit Kumar and elder officials of the department.
Mr. Velayudham said a ceremonial ailment was lodged with the Tirupati cybercrime constabulary connected Friday (January 16), seeking an probe into the incident. He added that preliminary steps are being taken to reappraisal information protocols for authoritative integer platforms. Further probe is underway.
