Great embarrassment for the British Army in a cyberattack after social media accounts began tweeting about ape-themed NFTs in fear of security
- Army Twitter posted a storm of tweets that encouraged competition to win NFTs
- Their YouTube page was also hacked and started promoting cryptocurrencies
- Hack raises concerns about the security of military social media accounts
- NFTs are unique computer files that are encrypted with the artist’s signature and stored on the blockchain.
The British Army’s Twitter account was hacked today and was flooded with content promoting prizes and contests for followers to win non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The name of the social media account has changed several times, but the new profile picture includes an ape wearing a face paint similar to Batman’s villain Joker, and a cartoon robot.
Posts created from your account encourage followers to participate in the contest, and winners are randomly selected to receive NFTs (digital artwork stored on the blockchain).
The British Army’s YouTube channel was also compromised and replaced with an account named Ark Invest. The account promoted several live videos aimed at displaying an interview with Tesla founder Elon Musk on cryptocurrencies.
The parties behind the cyberattack are still unknown, but embarrassing breaches raise serious security concerns for the military, suggesting that other social media accounts may be at risk. increase.
An Army spokesperson said: “We are aware of the Army’s Twitter and YouTube account breaches and are investigating.
“We take information security very seriously and are resolving the issue. It is inappropriate to comment further until the investigation is complete.
Social media accounts have been renamed several times, adding new profile pictures of apes and cartoon robots wearing face paint similar to Batman’s villain Joker (pictured).
The account was modified to promote the NFT series, later called “The Possessed”
The Army’s Twitter feed currently has 362,000 followers, while the YouTube channel has 177,000 subscribers.
Ark Invest is the name of a global investment company, but it’s unclear if it participated in a cyberattack.
The company did not immediately respond to requests for comments submitted via email and its website.
An NFT is a unique computer file that is encrypted with the artist’s signature and acts as a digital certificate of ownership and authenticity.
Unlike similar technologies such as Bitcoin, each NFT is somehow unique. This means they can be used for more than just currencies.
Over the past few years, NFTs have been adopted by people looking to turn art, music, video and games into digital assets and have been welcomed as a digital answer to their collections.
But like other new industries and trends, NFT spaces are very attractive to scammers and hackers looking to take advantage of people with little knowledge of emerging technologies.
Scammers recently targeted the Bored Ape Yacht Club (a highly regarded NFT collection) and unknowingly owned it after clicking on a phishing link published through one of the collection’s compromised manager accounts. Have let go of millions of dollars worth of digital assets.
Like other new industries and trends, NFT spaces are very attractive to scammers and hackers looking to take advantage of people with little knowledge of emerging technologies.
Meanwhile, the Army’s YouTube channel has been replaced by an account called Ark Invest, which aims to host a conversation with Tesla’s founder Elon Musk on cryptocurrencies.
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