Pooja Bedi's e-commerce website hacked; receives ransom demands

Film actor Pooja Bedi on Monday said her e-commerce website registered in Goa had been hacked by some people who threatened to sell drugs on the site if she did not pay them ransom. In a series of tweets, Bedi said she had filed a complaint with Goa police's Cyber Crime Cell last week after an earlier hacking incident but the modus operandi was repeated late Sunday night.

"Dear @DGP_Goa my ecommerce website happysoul.in HACKED AGAIN last night and this time they state if I dont pay ransom they will sell DRUGS on my website. I have registered FIR in old goa police cyber cell last week but no action from cops. My company regd in Goa @goacm."

Dear @GoDaddyHelp your team is NOT cooperating with our team for my hacked e-commerce website https://t.co/zjGS86eyQX
Despite my deluxe security on your server & SSL the hacker hacked AGAIN yesterday made ransom demands threatening 2 sell my data& sell DRUGS on my site@GoDaddy

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) October 5, 2020

Superintendent of Police (Crime) Shobhit Saxena said the hacking incident of last week was solved and a fresh probe had begun after Bedi filed a new complaint. 

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Bedi who turned 50 this year shared both a positive and negative news on her birthday. The positive moments, however, has also been surrounded by the unpleasant ones. Apart from the world battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the family also lost their dog. 

Pooja, while sharing the good news and sharing the pictures of the celebrations, also revealed the bad news that their dog Magic passed away after wishing her for her 50th birthday. Along with pictures of the family, Pooja posing for a happy picture with her boyfriend Maneck Contractor, children Alaya and Omar, and the multiple cakes, was one of Magic too. Pooja wrote how her 50th was thus filled with ‘magic’, while thanking her fans and well-wishers for the love and warmth.

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Thank uuuuuuuuuu alllllll ❤❤❤❤ for so many wishes & all the love. Yesterday's pic was an old one with my beloved "magic" who passed away after wishing me on my 50th. So yes... my 50th was filled with "magic"❤
& the love & warmth of my family and twitterverse as well❤ pic.twitter.com/INhZ0EVZbO

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) May 12, 2020

(with PTI inputs)