With the development of the internet, which is the locomotive of digital transformation, there has been an increase in the number of cyber attack incidents that threaten user security. An interesting event took place in this period when crypto money platforms, financial institutions and famous technology companies were hacked. YouTube accounts of artists like Eminem have been hacked. Here are the details…
The YouTube accounts of artists such as Eminem were hacked
A new one has been added to the cyber-attack events that peaked in 2022. The YouTube channels of many celebrities such as Eminem, Drake, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, The Weeknd, Michael Jackson, Kanye West and Lil Nas X were hacked and interesting videos were shared from here.
YouTube did not make any statement on the subject. However, Vevo, one of the famous music video networks, confirmed the allegations in a statement to The Verge a while ago. As it is known, Vevo continues its activities under the roof of companies such as Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Abu Dhabi Media. He also undertakes the publishing of world-famous artists on YouTube.
A Vevo spokesperson used the following statements on the subject;
Earlier today some videos were uploaded to a small number of Vevo artist channels by an unauthorized source. The attacker was unable to access the old content available on the channels. As of now, the videos in question have been removed and the affected accounts have been secured. With this latest event, we will be reviewing our security systems.
So who is this “unauthorized source” hacking the YouTube accounts of world-famous artists? According to the latest information, Twitter user @lospelaosbro has claimed responsibility for the cyber attacks and strange videos. The identity of the hacker, who joined the platform this month and gained more than 14 thousand followers after the hacking events, is not yet known. Various weird videos have also been uploaded to their respective YouTube channels by
@lospelaosbro. Among them was a video of a rapper named Lil Tjay and a man named Paco Sanz defrauding people with the lie that he has cancer. Finally, let’s say that these videos are on the air for a few hours.
So what do you think about this issue? How do you think such hacking incidents can be prevented? Do not forget to share your views with us in the comments section or on the SDN Forum.
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