Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-12-08 00:00:00
Affected organization: Pakistani Journalist Hamid Mir
Affected country: Pakistan
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Personal Attack
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The official Twitter account of Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir is hacked by an unknown hacker, apparently pro-ISI, who leaks screenshots of his personal emails to the 1.7M followers.