The British Army's Twitter account was hacked today and flooded with content promoting giveaways and competitions for followers to win non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The social media account's name was changed several times, while new profile pictures included an ape wearing facepaint akin to that of Batman villain The Joker, as well as a cartoon robot.
Posts made from the account urged followers to join competitions, with winners selected at random to receive NFTs - digital artworks that are stored on the blockchain.
British Army's YouTube channel was also compromised and replaced with an account named Ark Invest, which promoted several live videos purporting to display an interview with Tesla founder Elon Musk about cryptocurrency.
The party behind the cyber attacks is not yet known, but the embarrassing breach raises serious security concerns for the armed forces and suggests that other social media accounts could be at risk.
An Army spokesperson said: 'We are aware of a breach of...
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