Irish police force has its Twitter hacked in cryptocurrency scam
Summary: Ireland's Garda Síochána had its official @GardaInfo and @GardaTraffic Twitter accounts accessed by an unauthorised third party on Wednesday evening, with cryptocurrency airdrop messages posted to followers. The @GardaTraffic account has over 600,000 followers and @GardaInfo almost 300,000, and the Garda says it is conducting an internal investigation and working with the X platform to understand how the access occurred.
Why it matters: Anyone who could post from those accounts may also have reached direct messages that could contain sensitive personal information from members of the public, a concern the force addressed only by attempting to dampen fears. Scammers target established accounts with large followings precisely because they are trusted and reach a large number of potential victims quickly.
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