An investigation is underway after the British Army’s social media accounts were briefly hijacked on Sunday.
The army’s YouTube channel was renamed “Ark Invest”—a global investment management firm—and featured a number a videos on cyptocurrency with images of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.
The Epoch Times has contacted Ark Invest for comment.
Its Twitter account was briefly renamed Bapesclan, with a clownish profile photo that appears to be a cartoon ape figure donning an outfit inspired by the main character in the 2019 “Joker” film.
Screengrab of the British Army Twitter page after it was hacked on July 3, 2022. (PA Media)
The account made several posts about non-fungible tokens—a distinct cryptographic token that cannot be replicated, which acts as a certificate of ownership for virtual items—before being restored to normal….