Hardcore porn shared on government Twitter account in mortifying blunder

An official government Twitter account has apologised for sharing hardcore pornography.

The extremely graphic screenshot was retweeted on the UK Government in Wales account this afternoon.

A spokesman for the Welsh office has blamed the blunder on a cyber attack, reports Wales Online.

"We are confident the issue has now been resolved," they added.

The account, which has 14,625 followers, describes itself as "The face of the UK government in Wales and the voice of Wales in Whitehall".

Among the Twitter followers to spot the mishap was Stace Williams, who tweeted: "That awkward moment when the UK Government in Wales account tweets porn into your timeline."

The @UKGovWales Twitter account has apologised (Wales Online WS)

Another social media user posted: "Biggest faux pas of the day goes to whomever is running the UK Government in Wales  @UKGovWales   Twitter account who r/ted this."

And a third said: "Anyone else seeing @UKGovWales retweeting porn into their timeline? Too graphic to post a screenshot!"

The Twitter mishap was spotted by a number of social media users (stock image) (PA)

Following the incident, UK Government in Wales posted on Twitter: "We are aware that our account was subject to a cyber-attack earlier.

"We apologise for any offence caused by the material shared.

"We are confident the issue has now been resolved.

"If you find yourself in a similar situation please see:  https://ncsc.gov.uk/section/information-for/individuals-families  "