Office of Civil Defense

Office of Civil Defense

The official Twitter account of Office of Civil Defense was targeted in an cyber attack.

The attackers hacked the account and started randomly tweeting about unrelated things like Bitcoins and trading.

The OCD immediately took actions to restore the account.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1514740/cyber-attack-hits-office-of-civil-defense-twitter-account

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/officeofcivildefense

"id": "off224725322",
"linkid": "officeofcivildefense",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "11/2021",
"severity": "70",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'name': 'Office of Civil Defense',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'description': 'The official Twitter account of Office of Civil Defense was '
                'targeted in a cyber attack. The attackers hacked the account '
                'and started randomly tweeting about unrelated things like '
                'Bitcoins and trading. The OCD immediately took actions to '
                'restore the account.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Moderate',
            'systems_affected': ['Twitter Account']},
 'motivation': ['Cryptocurrency Promotion', 'Social Media Influence'],
 'response': {'containment_measures': ['Account Restoration']},
 'title': 'Cyber Attack on Office of Civil Defense Twitter Account',
 'type': 'Account Hacking'}
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