featured youtuber Did you know Games was able to regain access to his YouTube channel, which was hacked by an anonymous bad actor to promote XRP (XRP) cryptocurrency scams.
While hacking YouTube channels to promote scams has been a long-standing method of targeting unsuspecting investors, the number of creators on the platform reporting hacking has increased. More recent, Did you know Games โ a YouTuber with 2.4 million subscribers โ warned his Twitter followers about a hack.
I'm so sorry you have to deal with this! First, we'll need to get some quick information from you, and then we'll connect you with a team of specialists who will help you restore access to the account. Follow us and we can send you the information you need by DM!
โ TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) April 28, 2023
After gaining access to the account, the hacker changed the YouTuber's profile and cover images to the Ripple logo, as shown below.
YouTube's quick intervention ensured damage control by preventing XRP hackers from interacting with the channel's subscribers. Recently, one of the biggest YouTube creators, Tech Tips from Linus, he also reported losing access to his channels.
While the exploit used by hackers to gain access to YouTube accounts remains a mystery, victimized YouTubers have always been able to recover their deleted accounts and videos, if any.
*hacker voice* I'm in pic.twitter.com/GRY6udVsZv
โ DidYouKnowGaming (@didyouknowgamin) April 29, 2023
The threat to crypto investors from such hacks is prominent, considering the rise of deepfakes, which are fake impersonation videos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
Hackers Often Create Deep Fakes of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other businessmen to deceive crypto investors.
Oh! It's definitely not me.
โ Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 25, 2022
Concerns mounted as the Chinese tech giant Tencent released a new deepfake creation toolthat allows users to impersonate anyone for 1,000 yuan ($145).
As reported by Cointelegraph, Tencent will use the service to host live-streamed infomercials for Chinese demographics.
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