Recently we talked about the alleged hacking of journalist Nevşin Mengü and that hackers have set up a WhatsApp group with celebrities from whom they have received information. Today we are facing another hacking claim, with the sharing of Technopat editor-in-chief Recep Baltaş.

GetContact, which shows you in who’s directory and which was removed from app stores about 4 years ago after privacy discussions, resurfaced with this news. Hackers contacted Baltaş, claiming that they hacked into the GetContact application and obtained the information from many people.

They claimed that the company’s founders and executives had stolen the information of well-known names.

GetContact has caused controversy for a long time and while some users find the application quite entertaining; Others thought that the application could cause a security breach. To talk briefly about the working logic of the application; it showed how your contacts saved you on his phone but while he did by requesting access to your contacts caused controversy.

Technopat Editorial Manager Recep Baltaş shared that hackers They claimed to have hacked GetContact and stolen information from 700 million users. told. Baltaş stressed that the hackers who contacted him via WhatsApp also shared a link, but were unable to add the link to his message due to legal reasons.

In his post on Twitter, Baltaş stated that the link shared by the hackers contained the numbers of the company’s founders and executives such as Danla B, Cem B. some celebrities He also shared information about its contents.

About the incident, which was quite common for a while and of concern to everyone who uses the Getcontact application, which came back to the stores last year after years of prohibition. A statement came from the Board of Directors of GetContact and the charges were denied. However, it is believed that the event may be applicable to another application.

A statement on the subject came from GetContact!

GetContact board member Mustafa Vardalı shared on his Twitter account that the allegedly hacked application was not GetContact after the news spread. Underlining that GetContact will not have such a security problem, Vardalı said that the application in question application for number inquiry can be TurkContact stated.

Vardalı said the information of many people, including himself, continues to circulate on many platforms. He flatly denied the allegations.