March 23, 2023 01:36 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23653115/linus-tech-tips-youtube-hack-crypto-scam
The Linus Tech Tips YouTube hack is the latest in a line of crypto scam breaches
Popular YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips has been hacked this morning, with the channel’s 15.3 million subscribers seeing videos for crypto scams instead of tech hardware reviews. It’s the latest breach in a series of high-profile YouTube accounts being hacked, with scammers regularly gaining access to prominent accounts to rename them and livestream crypto scam videos.
The main Linus Tech Tips channel was breached earlier this morning, with several live videos broadcast before the hacker started making old private videos public. The account was eventually suspended, presumably as YouTube employees work to restore it. Other Linus Media Group YouTube channels, including Techquickie and TechLinked, have also been breached and given new...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23653115/linus-tech-tips-youtube-hack-crypto-scam
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