CryptocurrencyYouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia’s channels, including Beer Biceps, were hacked and renamed “Tesla” by cyber attackers. The hackers deleted all interviews and podcasts, replacing them with older streams from Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s events. This incident follows the recent hacking of India’s Supreme Court YouTube channel. YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia’s channels, including Beer Biceps, were hacked and renamed “Tesla” by cyber attackers. The hackers deleted all interviews and podcasts, replacing them with older streams from Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s events. This incident follows the recent hacking of India’s Supreme Court YouTube channel. On Wednesday night, renowned YouTuberRanveer Allahbadiaexperienced a significant hacking incident affecting both hisYouTube channels. The attackers took control of hisBeer Bicepschannel, renaming it to “Tesla” and changing its handle to “@Elon.trump.tesla_live2024.” Additionally, his personal channel was renamed to “@Tesla.event.trump_2024.”
In a shocking turn of events, hackers deleted all existing interviews and podcasts from both channels. They replaced the content with older streams from events featuring high-profile figures like Elon Musk and Donald Trump. This cyber attack follows a recent hacking incident involving the Supreme Court of India’s YouTube channel, raising concerns over the security of high-profile accounts.
Ranveer Allahabadiya Youtube Hacked: AI Avatar for cryptocurrency scam
The hackers employed a livestream featuring anAI-generated avatarof Elon Musk to lure unsuspecting viewers into acryptocurrency scam. The AI avatar urged viewers to invest in cryptocurrency, falsely promising to double their returns if they deposited Bitcoin or Ethereum on a suspicious website, elonweb.net. This tactic is known as a “Bitcoin doubling” scam and is a common method used in cyberattacks targeting prominent YouTube accounts.Following the incident, YouTube removed both of Allahbadia’s channels from its platform. Users now encounter a message stating, “This page isn’t available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else.”
YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia responded to the news with a Instagram story on his handle @beerbiceps, where he posted an image of vegan burgers and remarked, “Celebrating my two main channels being hacked with my favourite food. vegan burgers. Death of Beer Biceps met with Death of diet.”
Ranveer Responded Back:
He also posted a selfie with an eye mask, asking, “Is this the end of my YouTube career? Was nice knowing you all.”
Allahbadia began his content creation journey at 22 with hisBeerBicepschannel. Over the years, he has expanded to manage seven YouTube channels, with a combined following of around 12 million subscribers. His interviewees have included prominent figures like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ajay Devgn, Yuvraj Singh, and Kareena Kapoor among others.
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