Valorant Esports YouTube Channel Hacked, Hackers Spread Scam
- Hackers got hold of Valorat Esports YouTube channel.
- Scammers were streaming a crypto scam with Elon Musk’s face on it.
- The YouTube channel with over 597k subscribers has been renamed as “ARK Invest CEO [LIVE].
Valorant Champions Tour’s official YouTube channel gets hacked in one of the recent attacks. The channel, with over 597k subscribers, has been taken over by scammers to promote crypto scams.
The VALORANT Esports YouTube account has been hacked, all the videos deleted and it’s currently streaming a crypto scam… pic.twitter.com/E6VKLA7QEu
— George Geddes (@GeorgeCGed) November 7, 2022
The information was shared by a journalist, George Geddes, who shared a screenshot of the hacked channel. Scammers spared no time and begun promoting crypto scams on the hacked channel.
Moreover, scammers deleted all videos from the channel and renamed it “ARK Invest CEO [LIVE].” The tweet shared by Geddes shows a fake video stream of Elon Musk taken from his July meeting with the ARK Invest team.
Crypto scammers have been frequently targeting verified accounts and channels to lure investors into their trust and promote scams. Elon Musk is also a renowned figure in the crypto realm. At the time of writing, it seems like the team has regained control of the channel. The deleted videos are also back.
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