Ford's official X account compromised to post pro-Palestinian messages
Ford's official X account was compromised and pro-Palestinian messages were posted, including one calling Israel a terrorist state. Ford confirmed the account had been temporarily compromised and investigated the incident. The specific method of intrusion has not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Ford
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Unauthorised pro-Palestinian messages posted on official X account
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- A post calling Israel a terrorist state appeared on Ford's X account, raising suspicions that the account had been compromised.
- Ford confirmed its X account had been temporarily compromised and investigated the incident.
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