A blackmail swoop on the contest’s official Instagram account has been followed up with sinister messages to individuals – including title holder Bhasha Mukherjee, 25. She clicked on a code and put in her number, allowing scammers to lock her out and control the account. “Grey Hat Hacker” later sent a WhatsApp message saying: ‘If you want to save your account we can make a deal with you’. Bhasha – an NHS doctor in Boston, Lincs – said: “I got a message saying ‘You’ve been involved in fraud, if you don’t press this link, the page will be deactivated’. That might be more dangerous.”(Image: Daily Mirror)In a message to other contestants she wrote: “Miss England’s Insta account hacked by notorious web cyber hackers from Turkey, we’re assuming.

Source: Daily Mirror February 06, 2021 18:33 UTC