DHQ alerts public over attempts to breach official X account

By Kingsley Omonobi
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) alerted members of the public, the media and all stakeholders that it has detected an attempted unauthorised compromise of its official X (formerly Twitter) account.
Major General Samaila Uba, Director of Defence Information, while making this known, said: “The incident is currently being treated as a cybersecurity matter and appropriate technical measures have been activated to secure the account and prevent further unauthorised access.
“The Defence Headquarters assures the public that efforts are ongoing to fully restore control of the official account.
“Consequently, members of the public are advised to disregard any suspicious...