[Update: Restored] PSA: Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel hacked; don't fall for Bitcoin scam

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on March 23, 2023) follows:

YouTube platform is full of channels of all kinds in multiple segments, among which some manage to stand out. Linus Tech Tips is one of the most popular technology channels.

Sadly, it seems that Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel has been hacked, and the people responsible for the hack are trying to lure followers into a Bitcoin scam.

Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel hacked

These types of attacks on YouTube channels have become increasingly common. Those responsible look at channels with a large user base to have many potential victims.

This time, it’s been Linus Tech Tips’ turn, whose YouTube channel is currently running Bitcoin-related live streams inviting people to ‘make money’. However, this is nothing more than a scam attempt.

Once these types of hacks are successful, live streams related to cryptocurrencies are a common practice. During these, hackers often ask viewers for money, promising to return a much larger amount in crypto.

So, if you are one of the many Linus Tech Tips followers, avoid at all costs sending money or cryptos to the addresses that hackers are sharing. Although the scam’s intent may be obvious to some, others might fall for it.

To give credibility to this type of scam, hackers often use a video of a conversation between people related to the Bitcoin or cryptocurrency world in the live stream. In this case, even Elon Musk can be seen in the video.

Another common practice of those who carry out this type of attack is that once they succeed, they begin to remove the original videos from the channel. Sadly, that is also happening now.

Linus Tech Tips is a well-known channel that has more than 15 million subscribers. Hopefully, the team can notice the problem soon and get help from the YouTube support team to solve it.

5:35 pm (IST): The channel now appears to have been terminated or deleted as it’s not searchable on YouTube and the direct link throws the following message:

This page isn’t available. Sorry about that.
Try searching for something else.
(Source)

11:31 am (IST): Things were looking bad when the ‘Linus Tech Tips’ YouTube channel was deleted yesterday. Fortunately, it is back and in the hands of its original owners.

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