An Garda social media accounts were hacked and began promoting cryptocurrencies
Two official An Garda Síochána social media accounts were hacked in a cryptocurrency-related breach. The Garda says no internal systems were accessed and is investigating the incident.
- @GardaTraffic has 600,000 followers.
- Olga Cronin said any hack of a state agency's systems is extremely worrying.
- Garda Headquarters said there was no unauthorized access to internal garda systems.
- An Garda Síochána confirmed unauthorized third-party access to two official X accounts.
Outlets: Irish Independent, IrishExaminer.com, RTÉ News, The Irish Times, TheJournal.ie
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