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Irish Police X Accounts Hacked to Promote Cryptocurrency
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Firstpost•16-10-2026, 01:23
Irish Police X Accounts Hacked to Promote Cryptocurrency
- •Official X accounts of An Garda Síochána including @GardaTraffic and @GardaInfo were compromised on Wednesday night.
- •The hacked accounts removed Garda branding and posted unauthorized promotions for an XRP cryptocurrency app.
- •Garda headquarters confirmed that only the X platform was affected with no impact on internal systems or data.
- •Similar recent cyberattacks in Europe also disrupted supermarket refrigeration systems in France and the Netherlands.
Key Questions Answered
The official X accounts affected by the unauthorized access were @GardaTraffic and @GardaInfo.
The compromised accounts were used to share posts promoting a cryptocurrency app claiming to offer allocations of XRP.
An Garda Síochána confirmed that only the X platform experienced unauthorized access, with no impact on internal systems or Garda data.
