Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2014-04-07 00:00:00
Affected organization: Department of Culture, Media and Sport
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Protest
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The verified Twitter account of the United Kingdom's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (@DCMS) is hacked over the weekend. The hacker posts three messages referencing MP Maria Miller on the compromised feed.