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YouTube Helps Recover Hacked Channel That Attempted XRP Crypto Scams

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Prominent YouTuber DidYouKnowGaming was able to regain access to his YouTube channel, which an anonymous bad actor hacked to promote XRP (XRP) cryptocurrency scams. D

idYouKnowGaming — a YouTuber with 2.4 million subscribers — warned his Twitter followers about a hack. After gaining access to the account, the hacker changed the YouTuber’s profile and cover images to Ripple’s logo.

YouTube’s swift intervention ensured damage control by preventing XRP hackers to interact with the channel subscribers.

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