David Ortiz, former Red Sox player, revealed in an Instagram video that he is being extorted by someone who hacked his phone.
Ortiz shared details of the extortion attempt and warned his followers not to get involved because law enforcement agencies are already taking action.
The extortionist has threatened to sell personal information about Ortiz and has accessed his bank account.
Ortiz stated that the hacker used a cellphone he hadn’t used in a while but had for over 15 years.
“I’m not making this video just because of the fear of what could come out. I’m also doing it to give you guys, my people, the heads up not to involve yourselves with this situation because [law enforcement agencies] are already taking action on these actions, which are completely illegal,” Ortiz said in the Instagram video, WCVB News reported.
This same hacker had previously accessed his bank account and made fraudulent charges six months ago.
The FBI, DEA, Dominican Republic’s intelligence department, and police are now involved in the situation.
In a separate incident in June 2019, Ortiz was mistakenly shot at a bar in the Dominican Republic, resulting in severe injuries.
This attack was targeted at someone else sitting at the same table as Ortiz.
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