Ripple and XRP scammers have seized control of the Supreme Court of India’s official YouTube channel, promoting fraudulent investments via a fake live stream.
The Supreme Court of India’s official YouTube channel, which boasts a following of over 217,000, was rebranded as a Ripple-themed account on September 20 to conduct a cryptocurrency fraud.
The hackers exploited the channel to broadcast a fabricated livestream video featuring Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple Labs’s CEO. It also encouraged potential victims to invest in the scheme by promising unreal returns.
YouTube terminates the compromised account
Furthermore, the hackers altered the URL, renamed the channel, and deleted the previous videos uploaded by the account’s original proprietor.
Nevertheless, YouTube was compelled to remove the compromised channel, stating it “violated our Community Guidelines.”
Phishing links are frequently included in the bogus XRP Livestream events, which, upon clicking, prompt users to establish connections with their crypto wallets. Hackers can withdraw funds without requiring additional authentication once a user authorizes the request, granting them full access to the wallet.
In April, YouTube assisted in the neutralization of a comparable XRP fraud that involved the account of a prominent gaming channel, DidYouKnowGaming.
At the time, the XRP scammers had adopted a comparable strategy by rebranding the account and deleting the older recordings.
YouTube retrieved the compromised account and deleted its content, a fortunate development for DidYouKnowGaming.
Although most individuals are unaware of the process of hacking into YouTube accounts, the number of breaches on the video streaming platform is increasing.
Hackers Continue to Hack YouTube accounts
Ben&Ben, a nine-piece pop band with over three million followers, was hacked in July to simulcast a fraudulent XRP advertisement on their YouTube account.
The band announced on their official Facebook page that their YouTube channel had been hacked, and their staff was regaining access to the page. The account live-streamed a common XRP fraud while the band attempted to retrieve the page.
After YouTube’s intervention, the band regained a portion of their account from the hijackers.
