YouTube Hack Alters ‘Despacito’ Among Other Music Videos
Hackers named Prosox and Kuroi'sh have altered a number of popular YouTube music videos hosted by VEVO, including that for Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," which is the most viewed YouTube video ever with over 5 billion views. The video was removed after the thumbnail was … Read More
Despacito video returns to YouTube as Vevo attempts to deal with widespread hack
The most popular video ever on the site had gone missing in the wake of the cyber attack, which also saw the names of videos altered. Music video owners are finally getting control of their accounts back, spokespeople said. The hack not only meant that the site's most popular video …
YouTube hackers deface ‘Despacito,’ videos from Shakira, Taylor Swift
Early Tuesday morning, hackers defaced a number of music videos that were posted to YouTube by Vevo accounts. Among the affected videos was the world-famous music video by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, which was taken down. SEE ALSO: YouTuber performs mesmerizing rendition of Mozart … Read More
YouTube Music 2.27 hints ‘Recommendations’ over ‘Stations,’ locations ‘powered by Google,’ more …
Rumors last year pegged the launch of Google's new YouTube music streaming service in March, but of course that month has come and gone. Meanwhile, YouTube Music continues its regular updates that don't reveal many user-facing changes, but always show work under-the-hood. Read More
How to Keep Your YouTube Account Safe From Hackers
If you've built up a decent following on YouTube you could be at risk. Earlier today, hackers managed to take over some and deface of the most popular videos on the site. Worried your account could be next? There are a handful of ways to beef up your YouTube security …
‘Despacito,’ Taylor Swift, Drake YouTube Videos Were Briefly Hacked
While the content of the videos was unaltered, the hackers managed to replace the still photo that accompanies unplayed YouTube videos with a photo of people in masks pointing guns at the camera (according to The Verge, the still is from the Spanish-language show, La Casa de Papel). Titles to … …
Vevo’s channel was hacked, not YouTube — there’s a difference
People began noticing early this morning that music videos from some of the most popular artists in the world — including Luis Fonsi's “Despacito,” the most-watched video on YouTube — on Vevo were taken down. The videos were replaced with messages from hackers, and eventually were taken … Read More
Most-watched YouTube video Despacito defaced in apparent ‘hack’
Video sharing platform YouTube appeared to have been targeted by hackers on Tuesday, leading to the platform's most-watched video of all time, “Despacito” by Puerto Rican … The apparent hack comes just five days after Despacito became the first YouTube video in history to reach 5 billion views. Read More
YouTube’s most viewed video of all time was defaced by hackers — and one person claiming …
Something weird is happening on YouTube. The site's most popular video of all time was defaced and other popular music videos from artists like Shakira, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Rihanna were briefly defaced and altered. For a short time, YouTube's most popular video, a music video called … Read More
Hackers Target ‘Despacito,’ Other Vevo Videos on YouTube With Pro-Palestine Messages
Hackers were able to deface Vevo's presence on YouTube late Monday night, replacing several video thumbnails and adding pro-Palestine messages to video titles and descriptions. One of the videos targeted: “Despacito” from Luis Fonsi, which recently became the first YouTube video to surpass five … Read More