Top US Cyber Diplomat Says His Personal Twitter Account Hacked

A record 2.7 million online scams were taken down last year by the National Cyber Security Centre Dominic Lipinski/PA

The United States’ first cyber security diplomat, Nate Fick, reported that his personal Twitter account was hacked on Feb. 4.

In a post, Fick called the security breach part of the “perils of the job,” but didn’t offer further details.