Supreme Court of India’s YouTube channel hacked to shill XRP
Cryptocurrency hackers have taken over the official YouTube channel of the Supreme Court of India to carry out Ripple and XRP scams.
On September 20, the official YouTube channel of the Supreme Court of India, with over 217,000 followers, turned into a Ripple-themed account for running a cryptocurrency scam.
The hacked YouTube channel of the Supreme Court of India. Source: YouTube
The hackers used the channel to play a fake live streaming video featuring Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse. He also urged victims to invest in the scam, promising unrealistic returns.
YouTube will close hacked accounts.
The hackers also changed the name of the channel, changed the URL and deleted all the videos uploaded by the original account owner.
However, YouTube later had to delete the offending channel, saying, “This channel has been removed for violating our Community Guidelines.”
YouTube has temporarily deleted the Indian Supreme Court channel that was hacked. Source: YouTube
Fake XRP (XRP) live streaming events are often accompanied by phishing links, which when clicked prompt users to link their crypto wallets. After the user approves the request, hackers have full access to the wallet and can withdraw money without further verification.
In April, YouTube helped take down a similar XRP scam involving popular gaming channel DiduKnowGaming's account.
Source: YouTube
At that time, XRP fraudsters took the same approach to change the account and delete all old videos.
Fortunately for DidYouKnowGaming, YouTube was able to recover the hacked account and deleted content.
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While the process of hacking YouTube accounts remains a mystery to many, the number of breaches on the video streaming platform is on the rise.
Crypto hackers continue to hack YouTube accounts.
In July, the YouTube account of Ben & Ben — a nine-piece pop band with more than three million followers — was hacked to live stream a fraudulent XRP ad.
On their official Facebook page, the group said that their YouTube channel had been hacked and that their team was working to recover the page. When the band tried to get the page back, the account streamed a typical XRP scam.
Following YouTube's intervention, the band was reinstated and partially reclaimed their account from the hackers.
