Cryptocurrency hackers have taken over the official YouTube channel of the Supreme Court of India and are running Ripple and XRP scams.
On September 20, the official YouTube channel of the Supreme Court of India, which had over 217,000 followers, was rebranded as a Ripple-themed account to run a cryptocurrency scam.
The hacked YouTube channel of the Supreme Court of India. Source: YouTube
The hackers used the channel to play fake livestream videos featuring Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse, and also urged potential victims to invest in the scam, promising unrealistic returns.
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The hacker also changed the channel name, changed the URL, and deleted all videos uploaded by the original owner of the account.
However, YouTube later had to remove the infringing channel, stating, “This channel was removed because it violated our Community Guidelines.”
YouTube has temporarily removed the hacked channel of the Supreme Court of India. Source: YouTube
Fake XRP (XRP) livestream events are often accompanied by phishing links that, when clicked, prompt users to connect their cryptocurrency wallets. If the user approves the request, the hacker gains full access to the wallet and can withdraw funds without further authentication.
In April, YouTube helped derail a similar XRP scam involving a popular gaming channel account. DidYouKnowGames.
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At the time, XRP scammers took a similar approach, changing their account brand and deleting all previous videos.
fortunately DidYouKnowGamesYouTube was able to recover hacked accounts and deleted content.
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While the process of hacking a YouTube account still remains a mystery to most, breaches on the video streaming platform are on the rise.
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In July, YouTube account Me & Me — a nine-piece pop band with over 3 million followers — was hacked and live-streamed with a fraudulent XRP ad.
The band revealed on their official Facebook page that their YouTube channel was hacked and that the team was working to get the page back up. While the band was trying to get the page back up, the account was live-streaming a typical XRP scam.
With YouTube’s intervention, the band was able to recover and recover some of their account from the hijackers.