Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-01-21 00:00:00
Affected organization: BBC Northampton Twitter account (@BBCNorthampton)
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The BBC Northampton Twitter account (@BBCNorthampton) is hacked and reports the false news that Donald Trump had been shot.