Hack history / 2021 / Fraud
Youtube channels
Fraud on Oct 24, 2021 · YouTube was hacked
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
undisclosed
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
not ranked
collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked
What happened
According to Cointelegraph reports, some Youtube channels were hacked and seized control. The original content and information of these channels were destroyed by hackers. Hackers pretended to be large technology companies or cryptocurrency exchanges to commit fraud. These channels were also used by hackers for $3 to $4,000. Sold at varying prices. The Google Threat Analysis Team (TAG) stated that the hackers who attacked the Youtube channel came from a Russian-speaking forum. In addition, Google has shared the findings with the FBI for further investigation.
Details
- Date
- Oct 24, 2021
- Kind
- Fraud
- Method
- YouTube was hacked
- How in
- Insiders: rug pulls, frauds, collapses
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
After the theft
- Recovered or seized
- yes, amount not stated
“According to Cointelegraph reports, some Youtube channels were hacked and seized control.” (SlowMist Hacked)
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Youtube channels fraud, Oct 24, 2021: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/hteb81e5c4c4/ (data as of 2026-10-31).