British Army’s YouTube and Twitter accounts were hacked to promote crypto scams

The British Army's social media accounts were hacked and used to promote cryptocurrencies. The two accounts that were taken over seem to be back to normal now.

The Ministry of Defence Press Office said that they were aware of a violation of the Army's social media accounts. The Army is taking information security very seriously.

The British Army's profile picture, bio, and cover photo were swapped out to make it appear as if it was associated with The Possessed NFT collection. Users were linked to a fake NFT minting website after the account sent out multiple retweets.

The British Army's YouTube channel was stripped of all its videos, as well as changing its name and profile picture to look like Ark Invest. The British Army's videos were replaced by a series of old livestreams featuring two of the most powerful people in the world. The B Word conference held by Ark Invest in June of last year included these livestreams, but they were added by hackers to encourage users to participate in a scam. Some of the broadcasts racked up thousands of viewers.

The scam that took over the British Army's accounts used the same tactics that have been used in the past. In March, hackers took over the account of one of the world's top Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players, and used it to sell fake NFTs that looked like they were from The Possessed. The same Ark Invest livestreams that were used for this hack were used to steal over one million dollars.

The British Army's account has been locked and secured, and account holders have regained access and the account is back up and running. The Verge asked for comment from the company, but they didn't reply.