One of the fast growing YouTube channels in Northern Uganda, The Destiny Show by MC Dogo Destiny was hacked.
The hacker could want to use the channel to push with their own personal products or scams.
Disclosing the hacking incident, MC Dogo Destiny posted a statement on his Facebook account.
''To all our subscribers and viewers of The Destiny Show, our Gmail account and YouTube account has been hacked. We are working diligently to resolve the issue and regain control in the mean time to be cautious of any suspicious videos or email that may appear to come from us. We will keep you in touch through our social media platforms." He shared.
HOW HACKERS STEAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
YouTube channels getting hacked is pretty common. The average person with a YouTube channel isn’t protected well against hackers. They could lose it to basic things such as not using 2 factor Authentication, using the same password on multiple websites, browsing questionable websites and downloading question things without minding their security.
While it’s hard to know how exactly this channel was hacked, the usual way channels are stolen is via the Google Gmail account associated with the YouTube channel. Someone on Tinashe Mugabe’s team who has access to the email account would have probably been misled into handing over control of the email and through it the channel associated the email.
Since this channel was stolen by Crypto people, it’s possible the email address was hacked through some questionable crypto advert, or website, or some bad software installed.
HOW TO RECOVER A HACKED YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
The Destiny Show will have to recover the Gmail account that is associated with this YouTube Channel first. And once that is done, recover the channel and hopefully reverse any damage done before it’s too complicated to do so.
Of course it’s important for them to have the phone number associated with the channel, as this would help them recover it quickly. Google will typically want to verify ownership of the channel through the phone number, or another email associated with it. Seems pretty straight forward but if the account was created a long time ago, this can get tricky.
