The official WhatsApp group of the Kuppam Revenue Division was hacked on Thursday. Nude images and suspicious APK links appeared in the group. The group has senior officials from Chittoor, Tirupati, and Amaravati. The posts caused confusion for nearly two hours before being deleted. District Information and Public Relations Officer N. Velayudham said his phone was hacked, leading to the unauthorized posts. He reported the incident to District Collector Sumit Kumar and senior officials right away. A formal complaint was filed with Tirupati cybercrime police on January 16 to investigate the matter. Mr. Velayudham added that steps are being taken to review and improve security for official digital platforms. The investigation is still underway.