Ludhiana, Oct. 26 -- The mobile phone of assistant commissioner of police (ACP), East, Sumit Sood of the Ludhiana police commissionerate has been hacked, with attackers accessing his contact list and sending fraudulent text messages with attached files to several people, including media personnel and police officials, while seeking payments for "vehicle challans".

The messages, sent from the ACP's phone, falsely inform recipients that a "vehicle challan" has been issued against them, urging them to click on a payment link embedded below in the text message. The hackers appear to be fully aware of ACP Sood's rank, attempting to exploit the trust associated with his official position to mislead unsuspecting citizens into clicking malicious...