Published 17:52 IST, December 17th 2020

Urmila Matondkar's hacked Instagram account retrieved, all the data restored

Actor-politician Urmila Matondkar shared her concerns regarding cybersecurity with the Mumbai Police and got her hacked Instagram retrieved. Here's the story.

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Actor-turned politician Urmila Matondkar recently took to Instagram to update her fans and followers about social media hacking case. On December 16, 2020, a post was shared from Urmila Matondkar's Twitter, informing followers that her Instagram account h been hacked. She was first asked to follow a series of steps to verify her profile, which consequently resulted in her Instagram getting hacked. On very next day, actor posted from same Instagram account, tifying fans that it h been retrieved. She also appreciated efforts from Mumbai Police who took quick action upon finding issue. Here is latest post shared by actor.

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Urmila Matondkar gets her Account Retrieved

In post shared by Urmila on her retrieved Instagram account, actor tified her followers that she is w back with all her pictures, that h been lost previously. previous day, actor h taken immediate action and approached Mumbai Police for assistance with cybersecurity issue. She also informed in her caption in above post that she has t been able to retrieve all her data completely, as some of her pictures are still missing. Regardless of that, actor still thanked authorities for taking care of issue and starting retrieval process with apt promptness.

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Complaints on Urmila Matondkar's Twitter

Urmila h previously posted Tweets complaining about cybercrime and asked if that is how things work on Instagram. Lots of fans h reacted with sympathy and patiently explained to actor that one should t respond to vague and abrupt Direct Messs on Instagram, because that is where hackers derive data from and harm verified accounts. She h also posted a Tweet with DCP of Mumbai Police, Rashmi Karandikar, extending gratitude to later for assisting actor with case. Here are two Tweets actor shared on her official Twitter handle.

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Fans posted supportive comments on both her official Twitter and Instagram accounts. y appreciated golden silk saree look that Urmila Matondkar flaunted on her Instagram post as a comeback. Followers welcomed her back and asked her t to respond to bait messs or unidentified Direct Messs anywhere on social media to avoid unnecessary trouble. As a te of gratitude, actor also tagged Instagram and extended thanks to official account along with Mumbai Police.

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16:33 IST, December 17th 2020