YouTube is frequently targeted in hacks especially to carry out crypto scams. The severity of crypto scams on YouTube can be quantified by the fact that in July 2020, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak ended up suing Google and YouTube over Bitcoin giveaway scams being carried out in his name.
Now, another viral YouTuber Jake Koehler (aka Scuba Jake) has suffered a similar hack in which his channel “DALLMYD” was compromised to run a crypto scam and steal funds from his subscribers.
It is worth noting that Jake’s channel has more than 13 million subscribers and boasts 1.75 billion views since its creation in 2011. The American YouTuber is known for uploading scuba-diving videos where he goes underwater on treasure hunts and finds/returns lost items including smartphones, gadgets, and jewelry.
According to the financial news and crypto analysis blog Finbold, the hacking occurred on September 9th, 2022. Reportedly, crypto scammers hijacked the channel and tried to defraud innocent...
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