Phone, laptop ‘severely compromised’, hackers want cryptocurrency: Sam Pitroda’s mail to contacts

Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s smartphone, laptop and server have been repeatedly hacked over the past few weeks with hackers issuing threats and demanding tens of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency, according to a mail sent to those on his mailing list.

“They have warned that, if unpaid, they will launch a smear and misinformation campaign to tarnish my reputation by contacting people in my network,” Pitroda said in the email.