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The British Army Account Compromise

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Incident Overview

According to Forbes, the official Twitter and YouTube accounts of the British Army were hacked and posted about cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The Twitter account retweeted posts promoting NFTs, and the YouTube account uploaded a video about Elon Musk and cryptocurrencies. Currently, all NFTs and encrypted content have been removed from both accounts.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/07/03/british-armys-youtube-and-twitter-accounts-hacked-and-flooded-with-crypto-posts/?sh=6fac1b63 (opens in a new tab)

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