Crypto Scammers Hacked the British Army's Social Media Accounts
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Users have provided screenshots of the British Army's official Twitter account, where it can see that the hackers are pushing at least two fake NFT collections variants called "The Possessed" and "BAPESCLAN."
In one screenshot, the hackers are seen pinning a tweet to a phony mint of The Possessed NFT collection. This tweet contains a phishing link, which, if activated, would drain users' cryptocurrency wallets of their assets. One of the collection's creators, Tom Watson, alerted his followers to the false material and requested that they report it.
Unknown Crypto Scammers
The hackers posted live stream videos of fictitious interviews with Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk on YouTube under the renamed account that resembled the Cathie Wood-founded investment company Ark Invest. These videos attracted thousands of viewers. It is still unknown how the attack was carried out and how many people may have been duped by the phishing and scam links. The British Army has since removed all links, tweets, and related content from the compromised accounts.
