Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-12-13 00:00:00
Affected organization: Anderson Cooper's Twitter account (@andersoncooper)
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: CNN says Anderson Cooper's Twitter account was hacked after a since-removed tweet from his handle called the president a "tool" and a "pathetic loser" following Democrat Doug Jones win in Alabama's Senate election.