[3][4] Sameera "Sam" Khanna, an employee at a magazine company, lives next to Vivek Tiwari, a 19-year-old hacker who has a crush on her.

The following morning, Sam regrets the incident, but complications arise when Vivek begins interfering in her personal and professional life.

The film's music is composed by Arko, Jeet Gannguli, Chirantan Bhatt, Sunny and Inder Bawra and Amjad Nadeem Aamir, with lyrics written by Arko, Amjad Nadeem, Shakeel Azmi, Manoj Yadav and Kumaar.

"[6] Mrinal Rajaram of The New Indian Express wrote, "Hacked follows the tried-and-tested formula of the stalker trope with a whole lot of tech stuff thrown in for good measure (half of which seems wildly implausible).

The film, though largely overdone and melodramatic, does touch upon a relevant theme not explored enough in mainstream Hindi cinema.