Italian grandma cooking sensation becomes TikTok blackmail victim

Mercati told the Italian news agency ANSA on Monday that the blackmailers were demanding a ransom of €1,000 (RM5,058) to get the site back online. — AP

ROME: Italian grandmother Natalina Moroni, 88, has become an Internet celebrity with classic recipes from Tuscany but she has now become the victim of a blackmail attempt.

According to her grandson Luca Mercati, the TikTok page of “Nonna Natalina” (Grandma Natalina) was hijacked by hackers and is no longer accessible.