Well, shit. I was hoping this would have been handled quietly but... Yes, my YouTube Gaming Channel has been hacked and hijacked. There's a hundreds of other channels out there that are suffering the same fate, most notably @MarcoStyleNL. It's not me on YouTube right now!
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I've been dealing with this for 3 days quietly, hoping shit would be sorted. But, not going quite as well. Sigh. I'm sorry guys.
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Here are other channels affected as well:
@VidalsBryant@vijaykumar8125@nerveship@ToenailsYt@techyRickYT@TriX1x@ravindraojha007@Magi_AMV@Divyangkanani@starbuck13502@soldumhuey@RhaeaEstelle@MinecraftPEHIN1@Anthony1988Gil@AbhishekSRao6@8bitwizardmusic@mariolanzas5Show this thread -
Oh fun, they're streaming some Korean drama lmao, I think. Sigh.pic.twitter.com/CtqXRj5kD5
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Looks like
@ZDNet has caught on! We need more coverage!@ABC,@NBCNews,@MMOGames,@MMORPGcom,@FreeMMOStation,@CTVhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/massive-wave-of-account-hijacks-hits-youtube-creators/ …Show this thread -
To clarify, I didn't deal with a phishing email. My situation was from an email about a potential sponsorship for my channel. Test out a gaming product software, which I didn't get that far. Since... I scanned the download and it was a virus. I was too late, unfortunately.
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Great. They're uploading endless amount of manga and anime shit on my channel. At least they have good taste, but this is pretty fucking depressing.pic.twitter.com/dQaDTVWhNK
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Over a hundred subs have already unsubscribed, and the channels keeps uploading shit. Bruh wtf.
@TeamYouTube at the very least, stop the channel from uploading and livestreaming! This is ridiculous!
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So, update. Spoke to YouTube via partner support chat. It was a different agent. I asked them to lock out my account, log off anyone on it and stop any posting/uploading/livestreams. They said only the original agent handling the case can do that. So now I'm waiting on an email.
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I did offer feedback saying there needs to be security measures in place when channel ownership changing happens. 2FA forced + email to your backup email. Text. This could have been prevented. I'm at fault, of course, but the fact this is a flaw is inexcusable.
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Email received finally. Agent said they can't lock my account or anything on their end
They assured me that the internal team is securing my account, whatever that means. This shit is not getting easier. I've been stressed all day, on my phone, in bed, just... Sigh.Show this thread -
So, the hacker is back at it again. Spam uploading and this is super zoomed out but, yeah. I am so, so, so sorry to all my subscribers for this. I can't imagine your inboxes and YouTube feed + notifications. I feel like absolute shit and I wish
@TeamYouTube would lock them out.pic.twitter.com/WV1ajYJGyZ
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Honestly, with the amount of people unsubbing and shit, and mostly unaware of this twitter... By the time
@TeamYouTube does shit, it'll be too late. Every hour that passes by I'm just wondering why should I even care anymore lmao. God, this is infuriatingly depressing.Show this thread -
Think I'm gonna call it a day and go to a bar, drink a few beers, eat some wings and a burger and think on what to do next.
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Been trying to keep my head up. This whole situation has me on a rollercoaster of emotions. Freaking out, then calm and chill, them repeat. Much like the attached video.pic.twitter.com/pXdmlx0cTX
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