British Army Twitter and YouTube accounts restored after hack


 The British Army regained control of its Twitter and YouTube accounts on Sunday. The accounts were briefly hacked and used to post about cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens. \\'Apologize for temporarily interrupting our news. We will conduct a full investigation and learn from this incident,' read a post on Twitter.


The army’s YouTube account, which has been renamed Ark Invest and features several cryptocurrency-themed videos, has also been restored to its original state. His Twitter feed currently has 362,000 followers, while his YouTube channel has 177,000 subscribers. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent via email and on the company's website.


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