A series of tweets were sent out calling for the release of drill rap artist Digga D.The posts also linked to press releases regarding the rapper and an apparently missing child. The Metropolitan Police said there has been no "hack" of its IT infrastructure but confirmed "unauthorised messages" had appeared on its website, Twitter account and in emails sent to subscribers. (Image: Twitter / Met police)(Image: Twitter / Met police)(Image: Twitter / Met police)"We have begun making changes to our access arrangements to MyNewsDesk," the Met said in a statement. "At this stage, we are confident the only security issue relates to access to our MyNewsDesk account," it added. (Image: Twitter / Met police)(Image: Twitter / Met police)(Image: Twitter / Met police)"Please ignore any Tweets until we verify that it is back under official control," it added.

Source: Daily Mirror July 19, 2019 22:41 UTC