Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-11-19 00:00:00
Affected organization: Twitter account of Arron Banks, the founder of the pro-Brexit campaign Leave.EU
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Twitter account of Arron Banks, the founder of the pro-Brexit campaign Leave.EU, is hacked. The attackers leak thousands of his private messages.