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Tanzania police pursue hackers after account hacked

Screen grab of Tanzania Police Force x acount.

Tanzanian authorities now say they are pursuing hackers who compromised the official X account of the Tanzania Police Force on Tuesday morning.

The account, which has more than 460,000 followers and had last posted on Saturday, May 17, was taken over by unknown individuals who hosted a live broadcast and posted unverified messages.

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