Man blackmailed after phone hacked

Stay alert: Chong (centre) with Chin (second left) at a press conference to highlight cases where victims’ phones were hacked and money withdrawn from their bank accounts.— ONG SOON HIN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: A construction site supervisor’s mobile phone was hacked after he tried to apply for a personal loan.

Mohamad Zulkaria Mohamad Sebli, 42, said he saw a money lending advertisement about two weeks ago and contacted the number listed.