Interior Ministry investigates offensive video shown on Sheikh Zayed advertising screen

An offensive video appeared on an advertising screen along the Sheikh Zayed axis outside Cairo, prompting an Interior Ministry investigation.

• An offensive video appeared on a billboard above the July 26 axis road, and clips of it spread on social media.
• The Interior Ministry has begun investigating the incident to uncover its circumstances and identify those responsible.
• The United Arab Company for Advertising said the screen was hacked by an unknown party and was stopped as a precaution.
• A security source said the probe will verify the authenticity of the clip and determine whether it resulted from a cyber attack or other causes.
• The operating company said the unauthorized hack displayed pornographic content before the screen was immediately stopped.
• The incident sparked widespread social media backlash, with users demanding disclosure of the breach's details and accountability.
• Egypt's Interior Ministry disclosed that the footage resulted from a cyberattack on an international company's website, broadcast simultaneously on screens in several countries.
• The company halted broadcasting on all its screens to contain the breach before resuming normal service, the ministry said.