New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- An Uttar Pradesh resident has come under scrutiny after a "professional hacker" claimed that Manish Kumar, a Ghaziabad resident, has 'scammed thousands of people. The allegations came to light when a social media user - who specialises in hunting scammers - posted a series of threads on X about his alleged intrusion into Kumar's laptop.

The user shared that Kumar operates a "classic tech support scam," luring victims through "fake Google ads." "When I hacked into his laptop and switched on the live webcam feed, he instantly panicked and blocked the camera view with his hand!" wrote X user NanoBaiter.

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Kumar's modus operan...