Investigation into potential PSNI security breach

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By Adam Evans

An investigation has started into a potential security breach at the PSNI.

It's after a Tweet which was posted on Chief Constable George Hamilton's account earlier.

The post is understood to have included a person's name followed by a jumble of what looked liked random letters.

It was spotted and deleted within minutes.

Head of PSNI's Cyber Crime Centre, Detective Chief Inspector Michael Harvey, said: "At this time we believe there is a possibility the account was maliciously hacked.

Adding, "Inquiries are currently ongoing. There are no further details at this time."

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