Kannada actor Upendra Rao said his and his wife Priyanka's phones were hacked on Monday. The actor cautioned the public and urged them against responding to any messages from their phone numbers asking for money. He posted a video message to alert fans, friends and family about the hack.

Upendra and wife's phones hacked

In a video message, the 56-year-old actor said his wife fell victim to cyber fraud. She allegedly received a message from an unknown number regarding an online order. He added that he too fell for a similar scam and suspected the role of a hacker behind it. He said, "Please don't respond to any messages or calls from our respective phone numbers asking for money."