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By Tasso Konia
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has taken notice of claims made by Congress politician Priyanka Gandhi Vadra that the Uttar Pradesh government had hacked the Instagram accounts of her children on its own initiative. Officials familiar with the situation stated on Wednesday that the corporation has been asked to investigate the situation.
An investigation by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, the country’s top cybersecurity organization, is also expected into the situation.
“The ministry has requested Instagram to examine the allegations,” an official said on the condition of anonymity.
Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of the hacking days after Samajwadi Party chairman Akhilesh Yadav said it was allegedly monitoring phones of Opposition leaders in the poll-bound state.
“Leave phone tapping… The Instagram accounts of my children have also been hacked,” she informed reporters when questioned about suspicions of phone tapping. “Does this government not have any other work.”
HT reached out to Instagram for a comment but did not receive a response immediately.
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