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.
Among the victims was the official YouTube channel of the South Korean government. Earlier this month, a group of cybercriminals compromised it so they could promote a crypto scam featuring Elon Musk’s image.
South Korean Users Should Stay Alerted
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.
To add to the confusion, the scammers posted videos of interviews where the world’s richest talked about bitcoin and other digital currencies. However, the government was quick to react and identified the fraud a few hours later.
Individual YouTube channels were also compromised. After breaching the security of a popular one with over 560,000 subscribers, hackers started sharing videos of illegal software that investors could download and assumingly become rich.
Park Tae-hwan – team leader at AhnLab’s security emergency response center – outlined that the real purpose of most attackers was to gain access to popular…
