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YouTube Accounts Of Famous Singers Hacked. Despacito video deleted.

83 points by dsr12 9y ago

dsr12 9y ago
Despacito Video no longer available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk
- romanovcode 9y ago
  Oh my god! Can someone call Ja Rule? On a serious note: Are all VEVO accounts linked to one account because it is very weird that so many artists got hacked in one go.
  - davidgf 9y ago
    At least they didn't remove the good stuff in VEVO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
    - ratsimihah 9y ago
      It's fair to assume most "talented" hackers have taste.
      - ratsimihah 9y ago
        And that people generally dislike hackers?
    - dangg 9y ago
      Please don't post unsubstantive comments to HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - spdustin 9y ago
      I see that XcQ.
  - wyclif 9y ago
    Somebody out there loves me! Thank you!
- wyclif 9y ago
  I just told my 7 year-old son hackers deleted the Despacito video (he was in my office when I saw this story). Without skipping a beat, he said "did they hack and delete Justin Bieber, too? Please, please, let it be so!"
  - konart 9y ago
    Good kid.
  - ddorian43 9y ago
    Did he create that belief by himself or was it thrusted by you ?
    - nothrabannosir 9y ago
      What child (or adult, for that matter) would ever have an honest belief about a person they hadn’t met? Humans are mirror images of their environment, adults are just better at passing it off as original thought. Why do you think religion is so conveniently regional? It just so happens that people born in a Protestant family believe Luther was right, and people in the Middle East just happen to mostly believe in the teachings of Muhammad? Possible, but the odds are slim. I know you were being rhetorical, but just say that. “He believes that because of his environment.” Great, what else is new? (Ps: the vapid ire for Justin Bieder is broadly dispersed. It’s quite likely they picked it up from pop culture. Patting each other on the back for irrationally hating this guy is the saddest fad of the decade, and adults really should know better. But there you go.)
      - JoachimSchipper 9y ago
        There was a way to phrase this that doesn't make believers feel nearly as unwelcome on HN. Please try to find it next time.
        nothrabannosir 9y ago
        Ok, slightly edited. For the record, I’m not talking about belief but about religion. It’s a subtle difference, but very relevant in this case. Rather than editing it further, let me clarify here: To anyone who follows a religion and feels unwelcome: I’m sorry, please don’t feel unwelcome :) I’m just some guy. Don’t mind me. I don’t speak for HN at all. There are lots of nice and respectful people here. I want you to feel welcome! Sorry for using religion as an example to prove a point about Justin Bieber.
- tluyben2 9y ago
  Maybe they had enough of that awful, overrated, overplayed song as well :) Probably simple password hack? You would hope that big accounts use 2FA or is that not available for Youtube (I thought it was available across all google sites)?
- deleted 9y ago
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- dEnigma 9y ago
  Seems like it's restored now.
gvarisco 9y ago
Many other VEVO channels are affected as well, I believe a major issue with credentials (password reuse?) across VEVO.
- fredley 9y ago
  Credential management is still one of the hardest problems in infosec at scale.
- rjmunro 9y ago
  There is a N:N relationship between Google Accounts and YouTube channels. A channel can have more than one manager and a manager can manage more than one channel. It's possible that someone at Vevo has access to many of the channels, and just their one google account password was compromised.
dark4869 9y ago
I wonder how they did it. If they made a video how it was done it would be awesome
- hereiskkb 9y ago
  And put it on YouTube... That would be epic
  - IIAOPSW 9y ago
    And get demonetized!
    - deleted 9y ago
      [deleted]
- dogma1138 9y ago
  Likely very basic social engineering or just someone reused the same password for the YT account. There's likely quite a few people who can administer those channels even if you count only VEVO.
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zb3 9y ago
This seems more like a bug on VEVO side, since if it was a bug in YouTube, it would surely qualify for a bounty
micjustin33 9y ago
The whole list of channels that are hacked is here but not sure they are going to stop or going to hack other celebrities channels. Are they jealous with vevo or something else?
avnow 9y ago
Damnnn 5bn views, this is not happening. alot more video are being hacked is this gonna stop ? https://www.bestvpn.co/youtube-hacked/ https://www.bestvpn.co/youtube-hacked/
esseti 9y ago
Not all heroes wear capes ;)
- deleted 9y ago
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hackerramesh 9y ago
Damn it..Youtube has already restored the videos. That's unfair. This proves that once you give them the data, it's not your's anymore to control.
- astura 9y ago
  Fucking hell. Unfair? It's unfair for YouTube to restore damage done to stolen and defaced accounts? Yeah, ok. Anyway, you're assuming that YouTube went rouge restored the videos completely without input of the original uploader instead of the rightful account holder taking back control over the account? Why jump to that conclusion? If your issue is with Youtube not deleting videos from their server, it's entirely in the account holder's interest for deleted videos to go to Purgatory for a period of time. YouTube HAS to plan for the case of hacks and mistakes because their users are humans. A very small minority will complain about "yar, yar, they said 'delete'" but the vast majority would say "I'm so glad YouTube undid the damage."

83 points by dsr12 9y ago

Despacito Video no longer available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk

romanovcode 9y ago
Oh my god! Can someone call Ja Rule? On a serious note: Are all VEVO accounts linked to one account because it is very weird that so many artists got hacked in one go.
- davidgf 9y ago
  At least they didn't remove the good stuff in VEVO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
  - ratsimihah 9y ago
    It's fair to assume most "talented" hackers have taste.
    - ratsimihah 9y ago
      And that people generally dislike hackers?
  - dangg 9y ago
    Please don't post unsubstantive comments to HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - spdustin 9y ago
    I see that XcQ.
- wyclif 9y ago
  Somebody out there loves me! Thank you!
wyclif 9y ago
I just told my 7 year-old son hackers deleted the Despacito video (he was in my office when I saw this story). Without skipping a beat, he said "did they hack and delete Justin Bieber, too? Please, please, let it be so!"
- konart 9y ago
  Good kid.
- ddorian43 9y ago
  Did he create that belief by himself or was it thrusted by you ?
  - nothrabannosir 9y ago
    What child (or adult, for that matter) would ever have an honest belief about a person they hadn’t met? Humans are mirror images of their environment, adults are just better at passing it off as original thought. Why do you think religion is so conveniently regional? It just so happens that people born in a Protestant family believe Luther was right, and people in the Middle East just happen to mostly believe in the teachings of Muhammad? Possible, but the odds are slim. I know you were being rhetorical, but just say that. “He believes that because of his environment.” Great, what else is new? (Ps: the vapid ire for Justin Bieder is broadly dispersed. It’s quite likely they picked it up from pop culture. Patting each other on the back for irrationally hating this guy is the saddest fad of the decade, and adults really should know better. But there you go.)
    - JoachimSchipper 9y ago
      There was a way to phrase this that doesn't make believers feel nearly as unwelcome on HN. Please try to find it next time.
      - nothrabannosir 9y ago
        Ok, slightly edited. For the record, I’m not talking about belief but about religion. It’s a subtle difference, but very relevant in this case. Rather than editing it further, let me clarify here: To anyone who follows a religion and feels unwelcome: I’m sorry, please don’t feel unwelcome :) I’m just some guy. Don’t mind me. I don’t speak for HN at all. There are lots of nice and respectful people here. I want you to feel welcome! Sorry for using religion as an example to prove a point about Justin Bieber.
tluyben2 9y ago
Maybe they had enough of that awful, overrated, overplayed song as well :) Probably simple password hack? You would hope that big accounts use 2FA or is that not available for Youtube (I thought it was available across all google sites)?
deleted 9y ago
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dEnigma 9y ago
Seems like it's restored now.

gvarisco 9y ago

Many other VEVO channels are affected as well, I believe a major issue with credentials (password reuse?) across VEVO.

fredley 9y ago
Credential management is still one of the hardest problems in infosec at scale.
rjmunro 9y ago
There is a N:N relationship between Google Accounts and YouTube channels. A channel can have more than one manager and a manager can manage more than one channel. It's possible that someone at Vevo has access to many of the channels, and just their one google account password was compromised.

dark4869 9y ago

I wonder how they did it. If they made a video how it was done it would be awesome

hereiskkb 9y ago
And put it on YouTube... That would be epic
- IIAOPSW 9y ago
  And get demonetized!
  - deleted 9y ago
    [deleted]
dogma1138 9y ago
Likely very basic social engineering or just someone reused the same password for the YT account. There's likely quite a few people who can administer those channels even if you count only VEVO.

deleted 9y ago

[deleted]

zb3 9y ago

This seems more like a bug on VEVO side, since if it was a bug in YouTube, it would surely qualify for a bounty

micjustin33 9y ago

The whole list of channels that are hacked is here but not sure they are going to stop or going to hack other celebrities channels. Are they jealous with vevo or something else?

avnow 9y ago

Damnnn 5bn views, this is not happening. alot more video are being hacked is this gonna stop ? https://www.bestvpn.co/youtube-hacked/ https://www.bestvpn.co/youtube-hacked/

esseti 9y ago

Not all heroes wear capes ;)

deleted 9y ago
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hackerramesh 9y ago

Damn it..Youtube has already restored the videos. That's unfair. This proves that once you give them the data, it's not your's anymore to control.

astura 9y ago
Fucking hell. Unfair? It's unfair for YouTube to restore damage done to stolen and defaced accounts? Yeah, ok. Anyway, you're assuming that YouTube went rouge restored the videos completely without input of the original uploader instead of the rightful account holder taking back control over the account? Why jump to that conclusion? If your issue is with Youtube not deleting videos from their server, it's entirely in the account holder's interest for deleted videos to go to Purgatory for a period of time. YouTube HAS to plan for the case of hacks and mistakes because their users are humans. A very small minority will complain about "yar, yar, they said 'delete'" but the vast majority would say "I'm so glad YouTube undid the damage."