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Freeman [soylentnews.org] writes:

https://www.techspot.com/news/98047-youtube-channel-linustechtips-terminated-after-hacked-show-crypto.html [techspot.com]

What just happened? Linus Tech Tips, one of the largest and most popular technology YouTube channels on the platform, has been hacked. It was used by the hackers to show pre-recorded 'live-streaming' crypto-scam videos, featuring former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The channel is now showing a message stating it has been shut down for violating YouTube's community guidelines, but it appears Linus' other channels are also being abused.

Linus Sebastian's Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel has been running since 2008 and has amassed 15.8 million subscribers. The Canadian has several channels under the Linus Media Group banner, including TechLinked, but the main one remains the most popular. Sadly for all involved, it's become the latest high-profile channel to be hacked.
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YouTube has shuttered the channel for violating its guidelines, but it seems the hackers have now gone after other Linus Media Group accounts. TechLinked has been renamed Tesla and is showing the same Musk livestream.
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While all the content from the channels has been deleted, Linus previously created several videos showing off the high-end hardware used to store the terabytes of backups the company created over the years.

Also:
Linus Tech Tips YouTube Channel Hacked to Promote Crypto Scams [tomshardware.com]
Linus Tech Tips YouTube Channel Is Down After Crypto Scammer Hack [gizmodo.com]
VERGE STUPIDLY MAKES THEIR TITLES IMAGES NOW [theverge.com] (Though, it could just be the one article. This is also an article on the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel hack.)

Related:
Live Show on Improving Your Security -- Wednesday June 3rd, 2020 [soylentnews.org] (NCommander - 2020)
Security Warning For 23 Million YouTube Creators Following ‘Massive’ Hack Attack [soylentnews.org] (2019)

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