Hackers falsely used images of Elon Musk and the Tesla brand in an attempt to promote the fake crypto giveaway.
The Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel fell victim to hackers overnight, with the attackers using it to promote a fake crypto giveaway. During the time the channel was being recovered, users attempting to view the channel encountered a YouTube message, stating, “This account has been terminated for violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines.”
The hackers were able to start two live streams, using keywords such as AI, ChatGPT, Bitcoin, and the fake crypto giveaway to promote them. The Linus Media Group does appear to have been able to regain control of the channel, however, the channel itself is still offline line at the time of this writing. Linus acknowledged that he was aware of the hack on Twitter around 8:30am EST this morning.
