Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.
According to Cointelegraph reports, some Youtube channels were hacked and seized control. The original content and information of these channels were destroyed by hackers. Hackers pretended to be large technology companies or cryptocurrency exchanges to commit fraud. These channels were also used by hackers for $3 to $4,000. Sold at varying prices. The Google Threat Analysis Team (TAG) stated that the hackers who attacked the Youtube channel came from a Russian-speaking forum. In addition, Google has shared the findings with the FBI for further investigation. Attack method (per SlowMist): YouTube was hacked. Reported loss: -.
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- protocol
- Youtube channels
- bug_class
- unknown
- date_occurred
- 2021-10-24
- loss_usd
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- source_id
- sm:youtube-channels::2021-10-24