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Hacker took over Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Drake, Lil Nas X, Harry Styles, Michael Jackson, The Weekend, and Eminem's YouTube channels, uploading bizarre videos to millions of subscribers

Posted by cfabbro
Tags: hacking, los pelaos, conmen, paco sanz, spain, vevo, youtube, video, offbeat, author.passant rabie, source.gizmodo
https://gizmodo.com/hacker-takes-over-drake-eminem-and-justin-biebers-you-1848757497

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Title
Hacker Takes Over Drake, Eminem, and Justin Bieber's YouTube Channels
Published
Apr 6 2022
Word count
463 words

3 comments

  1. [2]
    etiolation
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    Announced at 3:37 am. Don't ever change, hacker bros.

    Announced at 3:37 am. Don't ever change, hacker bros.

    5 votes
    1. Moonchild
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      That's how you can tell they're american; else they'd've done it at 13:37.

      That's how you can tell they're american; else they'd've done it at 13:37.

      4 votes
  2. Greg
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    I was wondering how they got around the 2FA, but it looks like it was Vevo’s breach rather than YouTube’s.

    Artists, or rather their record labels, upload their music videos to Vevo through a separate verified channel, and YouTube merges that content with the artist’s YouTube Channel.

    I was wondering how they got around the 2FA, but it looks like it was Vevo’s breach rather than YouTube’s.

    4 votes