Chief Constable's Twitter account 'possibly hacked'
A probe has been launched by the PSNI's Cyber Crime unit after a strange tweet appeared on George Hamilton's account.
The tweet, around lunchtime on Thursday contained a person's name followed by a jumble of apparently random letters.
It was spotted and deleted within minutes and an investigation has been launched into the suspected security breach.
Head of PSNI's Cyber Crime Centre, Detective Chief Inspector Michael Harvey, said they are looking into the incident:
"At this time we believe there is a possibility the account was maliciously hacked," he said.
He added: "Enquiries are currently ongoing.
There are no further details at this time."