hacker violation On June 3rd, I made several tweets on the British Army’s Twitter and YouTube pages promoting non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrencies.
British Army Twitter account @BritishArmy Seems to have been hacked pic.twitter.com/41HPtSeln1
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) July 3, 2022
The British Army has confirmed the hack.
The attackers initially renamed their Twitter account to “BAPESCLAN” and added a make-up cartoon NFT avatar to their profile picture.
Hackers have also changed their Twitter account biography.
The number one Metavest clan in the ETH chain with billions of dollars of experience. Equipped with @chaintchlabs.
Hackers also used Twitter pages to retweet posts from several NFT collections.
In addition, a hacker controlled the British Army’s YouTube page and renamed it “ArkInvest”. Hackers then posted a video of Elon Musk talking about cryptocurrencies.
Ark Invest is a global investment company focused on high-tech equities and cryptocurrencies. However, it is unlikely that the attack is relevant to the enterprise.
British Army regains control of the platform
The British Army tweeted that it would regain control of the account and investigate the breach.
We apologize for the temporary interruption of the feed. We will do a thorough investigation and learn from this case. Thank you for following me. Normal service will resume.
— British Army 🇬🇧 (@BritishArmy) July 3, 2022
The British Ministry of Defense also tweeted in solidarity with the British Army, saying more information will be provided once the investigation is complete.
Army Twitter and YouTube account breaches that occurred earlier today have been resolved and investigations are underway.
The Army takes information security very seriously and it is inappropriate to comment further until the investigation is complete.
— Department of Defense Press Office (@DefenceHQPress) July 3, 2022
At the time of the press, the identity of the hacker remains unknown.
Some social media users have criticized the military for what they think of the military’s lack of readiness for such situations.
House of Commons Chairman Tobias Ellwood said hacking was a serious problem and advised the Army to share the results of its investigation and actions.
This looks serious.
We hope that the results of the investigation and the measures taken will be shared appropriately. https://t.co/NTqdZScOtu
— Tobias Ellwood MP (@Tobias_Ellwood) July 3, 2022
Social media hacking is common
This hack is not the first time a well-known individual or group social media account has been hacked.
2020, 17-year-old Graham Clark hacking Twitter accounts of people like Bill Gates and President Joe Biden scam Bitcoin people.
In early 2022, the accounts of several journalists were compromised to encourage crypto fraud.
Recently, the co-founder of Yuga Labs has been forced to warn users about the possibility of hacking their Twitter accounts and other social media platforms.
