Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-10-23 00:00:00
Affected organization: Essex Police
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Essex Police Twitter Account (@EssexPoliceUK) is hacked and posts a bogus tweet directing the user to a page hosting an offensive picture.