Mr. Mittal didn’t advice to remove Profile Pic from WhatsApp claiming ISIS will hack.
HOAX: On WhatsApp AK Mittal (IPS) requsted people to remove their profile pic as ISIS hackers can misuse them.
The number given in message is not of AK Mittal, but of Arshad Ali. Also AK Mittal admitted he never said so.
Searching this same number on google results in the videos on YouTube posted by Arshad Ali.
The message reads something like this:
IMPORTANT NOTICE_* Hi Friends Jis kisiki bhi whatsapp pe profile pic khud ki ho to jald-se-jald badal do. Kyuki whatsapp pe ISIS apne Aatanki gatividhiyon ke liye or kuch aise hackers aaye hai jnke paas aapka whatsapp no hai. Wo log us profile photo ka galat use kar rahe hai. Whatsapp ke CEO ne request ki hai ki agle 20-25 din tk khud ki profile photo na rkhe. Whatsapp ke engineers aapko safe ke liye aapke saath co-operate karenge. Is msg ko aage forward karo, khas krke ladkiyon ke liye. _____________ Thank You. _____________ A.K. Mittal(IPS) 9849436632 *_Commissioner Delhi._* . Pls forward to all your frnds ones too..
Source:
1. http://www.abplive.in/viral-sach/viral-sach-isis-morphing-womens-whatsapp-profile-pictures-with-naked-photos-367169
2. http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/removing-whatsapp-profile-pic-for-isis-scare-ignore-the-hoax-please/
3. http://m.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/tech/computer-mobile/whatsapp-hoax-people-are-removing-their-profile-pictures/articleshow/53097390.cms
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