Get the biggest politics stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailPolice are investigating after Brexiteer Arron Banks said his Twitter account had been hacked. An Avon and Somerset Police spokeswoman said: "We are investigating whether any offences have been committed under the Computer Misuse Act after we received a report that a Twitter account was compromised." A statement on the Twitter account of Mr Banks' Leave.EU campaign said: "I became aware last night that my Twitter account had been hacked and that persons involved have posted personal data obtained illegally via Twitter. (Image: SWNS)"Despite the obvious lack of security at Twitter relating to personal data, they have deliberately chosen to leave personal data in the public domain." He said: "Revelations coming out of the Arron Banks data breach are already causing a massive stir on Twitter due to the shocking revelations they contain of Banks' alleged personal messages.

Source: Daily Mirror November 19, 2019 15:33 UTC