Chungbuk police's official Facebook account hacked, posts tampered with
The Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency's official Facebook account was hacked on the night of March 13, 2024, and the attacker posted and deleted content. Police said two-factor authentication had been enabled on the account. They launched an investigation, including requesting log records from Facebook's headquarters.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- 2024-03-13
- Scale of damage
- Unauthorized posting and deletion of content on official Facebook account
- Cause / method
- Hacking of official Facebook account
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- At night, the Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency's official Facebook account was hacked, and posts were published or deleted without authorization.
- Police disclosed that two-factor authentication had been enabled on the account and launched an investigation, including requesting log records from Facebook's headquarters.
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