As we’ve seen in the past decade or so, a lot of bad things can happen to celebrities on social media.
This includes:
- Having an old, politically-incorrect post dug up
- Getting abuse from netizens for no apparent reason
- Accidentally starting a livestream while pooping
- Getting hacked
While it’s never nice to be verbally abused for no reason, many would argue that getting hacked is one of the worst things that can happen to a social media user, especially a celebrity.
When this happens, many of us would be willing to do anything it takes to regain control of our accounts.
But when a local actress’ account was hacked and she asked to cough up some money for its release, she said no, thank you.
Quan Yifong’s Daughter’s TikTok Account Hacked for a Ransom of USD$500
Singaporean actress Eleanor Lee, Quan Yifong’s daughter, has revealed that her TikTok account was recently hacked, and that the hackers asked for USD$500 (S$680.35) to have it back.
The 22-year-old detailed the encounter in one of her Instagram stories.
She shared a screenshot of a conversation she had over text with her hacker, where they contacted Lee and informed her that they had control of her TikTok account. It’s unclear how they got a hold of her account.
“I currently own your TikTok account. Hit me with a price for it back,” the hacker said with a casualness you’d expect from a Carousell buyer talking to a seller.
The hacker then shared a screenshot, presumably of her TikTok chat, as proof, before adding “$500 lmk (let me know)”.
In this situation, many would panic and perhaps give in to the hacker’s demands. After all, they have control of our account and could post all sorts of embarrassing things. Sure, our posts are already embarrassing, but that’s beside the point.
But instead of paying up, the actress calmly replied in an Instagram story: “It’s ok. I don’t want it back. Thank you.”
The hacker must have anticipated many responses, but this was surely not one of them.
It’s unknown if the hacker relinquished control of Lee’s TikTok account, as her page appears to have been deactivated. Before the incident, Lee had around 66,500 followers on the platform and over 227,000 likes.
Scared at First
Speaking to Lianhe Wanbao, Lee said she the incident left her angry, though she was scared at first. Her only consolation is that she has a backup account.
Lee is based in China and is currently filming in Ningbo.
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