YouTube Channel of South Korean Government Hacked in an Elon Musk-Crypto Scam
South Korean YouTube channels with millions of subscribers have reportedly drawn the attention of cryptocurrency scammers. Hackers have reportedly attacked several big-name South Korean YouTube channels in the past few months. After gaining access, most wrongdoers used the platform to upload cryptocurrency-related videos.
A recent coverage revealed that hackers had attacked the YouTube channels of the South Korean government, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, and the Korea Tourism Organization. In the government’s case, criminals changed the account’s name to “SpaceX Invest” to convince consumers that it was related to the American spacecraft manufacturer, spearheaded by Elon Musk. o add to the confusion, the scammers posted videos of interviews where the world’s richest talked about bitcoin and other digital currencies.
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