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YouTube Channels of Eminem, Harry Styles, Ariana Grande, and many more A-list celebrities are HACKED!

By Roscid Dr3am1ng |

Yesterday, many Twitter users shared their reactions on different A-list celebrities' YouTube channels being hacked by a newly made Spanish Twitter account named Los Pelaos, derived from a Latin pop group. The alleged hacker uploaded bizarre videos on different YouTube channels of well-known celebrities such as Eminem, Harry Styles, Michael Jackson, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, etc. One of the videos was entitled with the artist's name and then "- Free Paco Sanz (ft. Will Smith, Chris Rock, Skinny flex & Los Pelaos)."

    Many fans began to share screenshots of the said video. One of the bizarre videos features a Spanish criminal named Paco Sanz, also known as the "2,000-tumor man". According to Daily Mail, Sanz is currently in prison for defrauding thousands of people by pretending to have a terminal illness. In the video, you can see Paco holding a guitar backward while singing in Spanish. Then, it ended with inappropriate moaning voices.


    After an hour, the hackers posted a different video with "HACKED BY @LOSPELAOSBRO ON TWITTER" in the title. This title led many people to visit the alleged Twitter account, where you can see that they took requests on who should be next.


    The attacks continued, but the bizarre videos were quickly removed minutes after the hackers uploaded them to the hacked YouTube channels. There are many theories on how the hackers got access to the said accounts. Still, YouTube doesn't release an official report yet.


    These are some of the A-list celebrities whose YouTube channels that Los Pelaos hacked:

  • Eminem
  • Harry Styles
  • Michael Jackson
  • Ariana Grande
  • Justin Bieber
  • Taylor Swift
  • Drake
  • Kanye West
  • Lil Nas X
  • The Weekend
  • Juice Wrld
  • Chris Brown
  • Cardi B
  • Travis Scott
  • LIL UZI VERT
  • and many more.

    According to Graham Cluley, a computer expert and security blogger, it is possible that all these A-list celebrities are using the same third-party service to manage their social media activity.

    Jake Moore, a cybersecurity advisor at ESET, also said that it is likely to have something to do with a third-party company that manages their accounts.


    "I would suspect this could have something to do with shared online account credentials." Moore said to MailOnline.


    Cluley also stated that fans should be aware and wise not to click any links or messages posted on the hacked YouTube channels because it might lead to a phishing site or a dodgy cryptocurrency investment scam. These schemes seem familiar nowadays when some high-profile social media accounts are hacked.


    There are also some cases way back then where hackers hijacked thousands of high-profile YouTube channels to broadcast cryptocurrency scams or take over the accounts by changing their names. Google later said that one of the techniques these hackers used to compromise thousands of YouTube channels was phishing.

        Attackers send an email to different YouTube creators who appear legit and offer a collaboration. They will make you an offer to pay you good money for showing or promoting their products. But in the middle of the conversation, they will send you a link to download the product, video, or contract. But this will take you to a malware landing site instead of the real one. 


    In October 2021, Wired said that Google found over 1,000 domains and 15,000 email accounts associated with the attackers. This information should make us be aware of these attacks and use strong passwords or two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect our accounts.


    As of now, the Twitter account of Los Pelaos, which they claimed to be their only official account, was quiet. The alleged hackers posted their last tweet a while ago, where they pretended to make a face reveal to celebrate their 10K followers but showed the face of Paco Sanz instead.


Sources:

  • https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10687545/YouTube-accounts-Justin-Bieber-Drake-Eminem-hacked.html
  • https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-bitcoin-scam-account-hijacking-google-phishing

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