Security News > 2022 > July > UK Army’s Twitter, YouTube accounts hacked to push crypto scam
British Army's Twitter and YouTube accounts were hacked and altered to promote online crypto scams sometime yesterday.
Notably, the army's verified Twitter account began displaying fake NFTs and bogus crypto giveaway schemes.
In a statement released last night, the UK's Ministry of Defence confirmed having regained control of its Twitter and YouTube accounts that had been hacked to promote cryptocurrency scams.
Threat actors had hijacked the Army's social media accounts to push fake Non-Fungible Tokens and bogus crypto giveaway schemes.
The breach of the Army's Twitter and YouTube accounts that occurred earlier today has been resolved and an investigation is underway.
Hackers are increasingly targeting verified Twitter accounts to conduct various nefarious activities-from scamming victims for money to sending fake account "Suspension" notices, as reported by BleepingComputer this week.
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