Popular YouTuber and influencer Ranveer Allahbadia has fallen victim to a cyberattack, resulting in both of his YouTube channels being hacked and renamed "Tesla." All the videos on both channels were also deleted. The hackers reportedly used a deceptive livestream featuring an AI-generated avatar of Elon Musk, urging viewers to invest in cryptocurrency with a false promise of doubling their returns. The avatar directs viewers to scan a QR code and deposit Bitcoin or Ethereum on a suspicious website, elonweb.net. This is a classic "Bitcoin doubling" scam commonly used in cyberattacks targeting high-profile YouTube channels. YouTube's Response The channels have been deleted from YouTube. Previously, when attempting to search for them, YouTube displayed a message stating they were removed due to a violation of the platform's policies. Currently, the platform shows the message: “This page isn’t available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else.” Source: Times Of India
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