India, Jan. 15 -- Nidhi Razdan has kicked up a storm on social media platforms today. In an unexpected turn of events the famous journalist, who was earlier with NDTV, issued a statement saying she was a victim of a sophisticated phishing attack, and that the offer she received to become an associate professor of journalism at Harvard University was fake.

"I have been the victim of a very serious phishing attack. I'm putting this statement out to set the record straight about what I've been through. I will not be addressing this issue any further on social media," said Razdan on Twitter along with a detailed statement.

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