Money, followers lost: S’pore users lament long wait to recover hacked social media accounts

Automotive photographer Muhammad Syukri Bin Mohd Salim (left) and Weston Singapore sales director Ami Chopra. ST PHOTOS: SYAMIL STORAGE, GIN TAY
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SINGAPORE - Sporting goods chain Weston Singapore lost access to half a million followers overnight when its Facebook account was hijacked by hackers in September.

But despite making multiple reports to Meta, Weston SG seems no closer to reclaiming its account, even though it has been more than two months since the hack.

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