Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-07-19 00:00:00
Affected organization: Metropolitan Police's Twitter account
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Metropolitan Police's Twitter account is hit by hackers who post a series of bizarre messages. The breach is due to the compromise of the MyNewsDesk platform.