UK Parliament Leader’s Social Media Account Compromised in Promotion of Fake Cryptocurrency

The UK House of Commons leader, Lucy Powell, experienced a social media security breach on Tuesday, according to Foresight News and Decrypt reports. Her account was compromised by hackers who used it to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency known as ‘House of Commons Coin (HCC).’ After her office confirmed the breach and secured the account, all posts featuring the official House of Commons emblem were swiftly removed.