Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – The British military regained control of its Twitter and YouTube accounts on Sunday after they were briefly hacked and used for posts about cryptocurrencies and non-tradable tokens. “We apologize for the temporary disruption to our feed. We will conduct a full investigation and learn from this incident,” said a post on Twitter @BritishArmy. Earlier the account had retweeted several posts about NFTs. The army’s YouTube account, which had been renamed “Ark Invest” and featured several cryptocurrency-related videos, was also restored to its original state. His Twitter feed currently has 362,000 followers, while his YouTube channel has 177,000 subscribers. Ark Invest is the name of a global investment company. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment submitted via email and the company’s website. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Reporting by William James and Akriti Sharma. Editing by Alexandra Hudson, Jan Harvey and Paul Simao Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
