Hackers targeted a virtual Juneteenth event hosted by the city of Chattanooga on Friday, displaying pornography and derailing the celebration.
The publicly broadcast event, hosted by the city’s office of multicultural affairs to honor the annual celebration of the end of American slavery, was interrupted by the display of pornographic images and videos.
In a series of tweets Friday afternoon, the city condemned the stunt.
“We find it appalling that anyone would seek to damage an event meant to celebrate African American culture and the ending of slavery in our country,” the city’s official account wrote.
Mayor Andy Berke apologized for the incident