Social media influencers lose their millions when scammers come phishing

BENGALURU: Social media influencers on Facebook and Instagram who sometimes have followers running into millions are facing a new kind of menace.

A growing number of online scamsters have gained access to their page admin rights over the past few months, leading to these users losing followers. ET spoke to several of these social media influencers who have been victims, primarily through phishing mails or messages, and they say they turned to cyber-security firms to deal with the problem Bengaluru-based Rahul Dakare Desai who started a Facebook page, National Biography, saw his data get compromised in December last year. “A man approached to help us monetise our page through