Since it's not summer 2017 anymore, you probably haven't watched the music video for Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's hit “Despacito” recently. And that may be just as well. The reigning most-viewed YouTube video was vandalized and then taken off the platform for a few hours on Tuesday morning … Read …

The Youtube video for Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's Despacito was removed by hackers days after it hit 5 billion views. On Tuesday users searching for the official promo on the Vevo YouTube channel were directed to an image of a group wearing masks and pointing guns and then informed …

Hackers have targeted a series of YouTube videos, including Drake's “God's Plan” and “Hotline Bling,” alongside Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's hit “Despacito.” Songs by Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez were also affected by the hack. All the videos had been uploaded by VEVO. The hackers changed … Read More

Hackers have targeted several major YouTube accounts hosted by Vevo, the BBC reports. Drake, Taylor Swift, and Selena Gomez are among the artists whose video thumbnails were replaced with an image of masked people pointing guns, according to the BBC. The hackers called themselves Prosox … Read More

Ten years ago, Lady Leshurr would've been considered a rapper, pure and simple. But today, the 29-year-old's hugely successful online videos make her difficult to categorise. "I never thought I'd be classed as a YouTuber, but I guess I am technically," she tells BBC News. "YouTube has done … Read More

YouTube has been hacked to delete Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's “Despacito” music video, the most-viewed clip on the platform. The Spanish-language hit, which has been viewed over 5 billion times, first had its video's title changed by cyberattackers before it completely vanished from the … Read More

The video for the Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee track, which has been viewed more than 5 billion times on YouTube and became the site's most-watched video last year, was one of many titles compromised by hackers targeting clips from music video platform Vevo, the BBC reports. Hackers going by … …

YouTube will offer four different livestreem feeds over the weekend, with different artists performing on each. One channel will offer virtual reality coverage of both performances and scenes from the festival grounds. Fans will also be able to create personalized viewing schedules featuring the artists they … Read More

If you attempted to watch the “Despacito” video on YouTube this morning, there's a chance you briefly encountered the sinister image above. Hackers going by the monikers Prosox and Kuroi'sh were briefly able to access the service's most popular video ever and other Vevo clips by artists like Shakira … Read …

Some of the most popular music videos on YouTube have been taken over by hackers, including the record-breaking Spanish-language music video Despacito, after accounts for streaming site Vevo were hacked. Hackers took over a number of channels associated with Vevo, the video hosting service, … Read More