Elaborate Plan to Access Bank, Personal Data : Nidhi Razdan on Fake Harvard Offer
The former anchor in her statement published on NDTV detailed out in chronological order how she had been made to believe that she indeed got an opportunity at the Harvard University.
Former NDTV executive editor Nidhi Razdan. Photo: British High Commission/Flickr CC BY NC ND 2.0
Tech16/Jan/2021
New Delhi: In a detailed account after her announcement that she fell victim to a sophisticated phishing attack that lured her into thinking she had been hired as a journalism professor at Harvard University in the US, senior journalist and former
by Nidhi Razdan I still didn't imagine this was a massive fraud but thought it was lack of coordination between university departments. Back in June 2020, I had announced on Twitter that I was moving on from NDTV after nearly 21 years to join Harvard University as an Associate Professor to teach jo.
I Am Nidhi Razdan, Not A Harvard Professor, But. I Am Nidhi Razdan, Not A Harvard Professor, But.
Updated: January 16, 2021 5:58 pm IST
Back in June 2020, I had announced on Twitter that I was moving on from NDTV after nearly 21 years to join Harvard University as an Associate Professor to teach journalism. I truly believed it was a terrific opportunity. But here I am, almost eight months later, devastated by the realisation that this entire process to hire me; my appointment to Harvard was all part of an elaborate and sophisticated phishing attack to access my bank account, personal data, my emails, my medical records, passport and my devices like my computer and phone. I wanted to write this piece to explain what happened to me and hope that it serves as a lesson to everyone else.