Housing.com hacked, former CEO Rahul Yadav distances himself

Days after former CEO Rahul Yadav was asked to leave, the website of Housing.com was hacked on late Monday afternoon. In its place hackers uploaded a cryptic mathematical equation with apparent reference to Rahul Yadav as the " Chief Architect".

The site was hacked by unknown users with the home page displaying "#rahulyadav #housingdown".

"Yes! We will solve real estate, but 10X better with The Chief Architect," the message on the page said.

It further said: "We've achieved a lot in the last three years, but the game has just begun. Yet, we are hungry for all! :)". It ended with portal's catch-line "#LookUp".

Here is a screen shot of the website:




While social media has been abuzz with the news, with many claiming Yadav has a role to play in it, the former CEO was quick to distance himself from the hack by stating "I would have DESIGNED it better. ?#?NotInvolved? ?#?LoveYouTechTeam?". A screenshot of Yadav's Facebood profile:


Courting one controversy after the other over the past four months, Housing.com's Board has asked Yadav to leave the company and relinquish the post of CEO held by him.

No one has claimed responsibility for the hack and there is little clarity on the nature of the attack of the website. The site has since been restored.


On July 1, Housing.com board had sacked Yadav with immediate effect, saying that his behaviour towards investors and media was not "befitting" of a CEO.

Yadav would not be an employee or part of the portal in any manner, the company had said.

Yadav had been in the thick of a controversy after he questioned the intellectual capability of the board and had put in his papers on May 5. Later, he apologised and withdrew his resignation.

(With inputs from PTI)