Lowkey scary that a tech channel like Linus can get hacked not only that his whole other channel and also google is so vulnerable
@Xune2000
Жыл бұрын
I worked for a web hosting company and one senior tech support person leaked internal passwords by logging in via a public VPN. The operators of the VPN harvested the passwords and used them to gain access to customer data including names, addressees and credit card information. All stored in plain text, of course. All that is to say, security is the last thing on even tech savvy people's minds. It's too much effort.
@kiyosenl.3889
Жыл бұрын
Well really its just watching over someone's shoulder till you get the passwords and emails associated with it all, then you take it over, its not like they hacked into Googles servers, users are generally the weakest link
@ColorBrothers5
Жыл бұрын
If it's phishing, it's not really a Google thing
@Jacob-hl6sn
Жыл бұрын
it's human error so anyone could fall for this
@NightMotorcyclist
Жыл бұрын
all of his channels got hacked. Techlinks, Techquikcie etc. All were replaced by some stupid Tesla LTT account and I was wondering who TF it was when I opened my youtube home page
@jbbresers
Жыл бұрын
Colton is really getting fired this time 😢
@moonspark.
Жыл бұрын
wait, is it really Colton? 😳
@itsTyrion
Жыл бұрын
@@moonspark. maybe, maybe not, we don’t know. But Colton getting fired is an old joke
@moonspark.
Жыл бұрын
@@itsTyrion ohh ok ok
@kazi1
Жыл бұрын
😂
@Terreos
Жыл бұрын
No it had to be Denise.
@WC3Enterprise
Жыл бұрын
Props to the superchat users.
@HyperBassYT
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@JonesTheLad
Жыл бұрын
Love it when a community comes together like this!😂
@stargazer-elite
Жыл бұрын
They sacrificed there money to save other people’s money
@whitepaws60
Жыл бұрын
@@stargazer-elite Their money still went to LTT not the scammers so its fine
@stargazer-elite
Жыл бұрын
@@whitepaws60 yea but still spending money to save people from getting scammed and therefore having there money stolen “I use the money to save the money”
@Falco_Boi
Жыл бұрын
Update: From what I can see, the affected channels are no longer visible, meaning that they must've also been terminated, like the main channel.
@I_am_too_lazy_to_respond
Жыл бұрын
Jesus
@ThatKiltedGuyDIY
Жыл бұрын
That's how they stop further carnage. They'll be back. Happened to me recently.
@Wildemut
Жыл бұрын
I was wondering why I couldn't find Linus on KZitem. This really sucks.
@brizzled5193
Жыл бұрын
@@Wildemut they can revert the data, no way youtube doesn't have data unit in their company
@Falco_Boi
Жыл бұрын
@Brizzled The channel(s) will be reinstated. This isn't the first time that something like this has happened to a content creator.
@trr4gfreddrtgf
Жыл бұрын
Kind of scary how this happened to such a big channel, hopefully linus gets his channel back soon
@Atmos_Glitch
Жыл бұрын
@@molamola5260 Lmao what?
@johnboy_245
Жыл бұрын
@@molamola5260dude shut up your comment is total cringe.
@kiyosenl.3889
Жыл бұрын
@@molamola5260 hes not stealing views, in fact he often specifically recommends going to other channels to get more opinions before buying anything, especially on performance reviews, they have name dropped small channels multiple times resulting in huge growth for them, they have used their size to help intimidate companies who are abusing smaller creators, they are a *good* thing for smaller creators not a bad thing, and with LTT labs on its way they will be providing most likely the best bank of data out there, guy has about 100 employees, you think they should all lose their jobs because some bs communist mentality, despicable
@CryptoIgnition
Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure KZitem has backed up has channel, as he has over 10M subscribers
@M4y0nn41s3
Жыл бұрын
@@molamola5260 so he deserves to be hacked just because he's successful and people like watching him? you must be fun at parties
@dylancalvinisreal
Жыл бұрын
As of now, His main channel had been terminated. All of his secondary channels are still up and have been changed to Tesla. Hopefully KZitem can fix the issue.
@hman6159
Жыл бұрын
Only 2 of his like 7 secondary channels are hacked
@jradish
Жыл бұрын
yeah techlinked and techquickie
@utubekullanicisi
Жыл бұрын
They can.
@engineerbot
Жыл бұрын
So basically his main channel and all its content is gone? That’s a KZitem moment.
@lazarorocha8893
Жыл бұрын
@@engineerbot no.
@Nightcaat
Жыл бұрын
15-year subscriber mode chat is wild
@imsuchacute189
Жыл бұрын
imagine someones typing there
@loloi4223
Жыл бұрын
@@imsuchacute189 actually yes around 5 or 6 people's, i watching that stream while i'm working tho
@RedRingOfDead
Жыл бұрын
@@loloi4223 wan show going to be wild
@Austinfdp
Жыл бұрын
@@imsuchacute189 me
@UnknowinglyDerpy
Жыл бұрын
The Superchat loophole was brilliant though.
@aethertirnity7046
Жыл бұрын
15 million people could've gotten hacked by the live stream I love the superchat mates, they're preventing hacks
@mouthfard
Жыл бұрын
Damn
@Nanioh1
Жыл бұрын
Most of LTT Viewers wont fall for it.
@Matelight_Growth
Жыл бұрын
@Dakshesh Gauba If by "most people" we take 99% that means that ONLY 150 000 people will lose their money
@Prokitess
Жыл бұрын
I used the QR code link but didn't click on anything else once on that site. Should I be worried or do something?
@interbard
Жыл бұрын
@@Prokitess probably not
@joshm264
Жыл бұрын
I know that due to the size of Linus Media Group, KZitem will step in sooner or later, but it's still crazy to watch it happen in real time
@Falco_Boi
Жыл бұрын
They already have after the termination of the LTT channel. The termination will be temporary, and the channel will most definitely be reinstated within the near future.
@joshm264
Жыл бұрын
@@Falco_Boi my guess is they'll be back in time for the WAN show tomorrow, it'll definitely be fun to watch if so
@Falco_Boi
Жыл бұрын
@@joshm264 I'm just waiting Charlie to make a video on it lmao
@WaynePutterill
Жыл бұрын
@@joshm264 That's going to break viewing records for the WAN show if it happens, I know I'll be there
@dbrikashabukshan8673
Жыл бұрын
This exact same thing happened to a smaller channel and he spent several weeks to recover it. All because of an old Gmail he never deleted but didn't have security on
@vannqt
Жыл бұрын
Props to the viewers who donated to warn other viewers not to click the links!
@Arcadepown
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully YT/Linus will refund these people for alerting others!
@dagamerturtle
Жыл бұрын
KZitem definitely won't refund anybody anything
@Mayank_MJ
Жыл бұрын
@@KalebPrentice people who want to help others and people who are not toxic do care about the wellbeing of others.
@aaryananand7288
Жыл бұрын
I watched the entire thing unfold real time and saw each channel go down one by one. I got no words…
@simmontyres5595
Жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure all the channels are back I’m on a phone right now but I’m able to click on the main channel and watch vids but techlinked is still in pretty bad shape
@aaryananand7288
Жыл бұрын
Linus already has a new video up about this
@Azz-M
Жыл бұрын
I Got the notification and i didn't click
@DemonicRobots
Жыл бұрын
Colton: "I don't think this is gonna be a joke anymore."
@Terreos
Жыл бұрын
It was Denise. It's always Denise. I hope they recover soon though. That's just scary
@kelpelxd
Жыл бұрын
who is denise
@YourLordMobius
Жыл бұрын
Nah its colton.
@Alpine_flo92002
7 ай бұрын
@@YourLordMobius Colton was fired long ago :b
@FatherManus
Жыл бұрын
Whoever works for LTT and clicked on that link is 100% getting fired. Linus is going to lose his shit.
@jimflagg4009
Жыл бұрын
I could see Linus doing that. There is probably a meeting right now where he is losing it.
@anusmcgee4150
Жыл бұрын
God dammit Dennis
@JoeSwansonsLegs
Жыл бұрын
@@jimflagg4009 even tho its like 06.30 in vancouver rn. I can definitely see linus currently driving to work fucking roaring inside his car on the phone with the rest of the higher ups ahahhaah
@Falco_Boi
Жыл бұрын
@Jim Flagg None of them are probably even at the office yet, considering that it's not even 7A.M. where they're located. But yeah, when they are at the office, someone will definitely be fired, and some changes in procedure will definitely follow.
@purpleey
Жыл бұрын
Linus has lost hit shit over copyright strikes before. Hes definitely going ape mode right now
@FTFEOfficial
Жыл бұрын
Lol you can see my superchat in this short!
@FTFEOfficial
Жыл бұрын
I know I'm only a small youtuber with 52k subs but it's still my life and I don't know what id do if i lost it.
@mateuszw.7905
Жыл бұрын
Even tho i wouldnt fall for this shit, youre appreciated
@rebellion112
Жыл бұрын
@@FTFEOfficial So you do KZitem full-time?
@FTFEOfficial
Жыл бұрын
@@rebellion112 yes
@revmpandora
Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate! Good looking out!
@christian104
Жыл бұрын
It's long past time that Google lets youtube Channels be tied to Google Workspace accounts with proper limited admin roles. It's a joke that it every thing runs through a normal gmail account.
@tantalus_complex
Жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to LTT starting an excellent series or channel on cybersecurity.
@TeoBranzell
Жыл бұрын
LTT has been transferring passwords to a new password manager for the past couple of weeks (I know it as they've discussed it on the Wan Show) So, part of the reason why they were hacked could have been that something went terribly wrong during the transition?
@Arcadepown
Жыл бұрын
Don't think so. It is probably phishing. With 2FA is hard to just only have the password. Somebody that was logged into the channels, clicked on a suspicious link and got their cookies hijacked. Then it is a piece of cake to take over the channel.
@hmmmyes6934
Жыл бұрын
Linus is gonna have a long stressful day lmao
@noam242
Жыл бұрын
"LMG clips" still operational. Hope they post updates there as well as the forum
@kiyosenl.3889
Жыл бұрын
LMG clips is just a random guy, linus said on the wan show he thinks its cool and doesn't care that hes doing it, he sometimes does shout outs and requests that he clip certain bits i believe, they will definitely keep people updated on the forums tho
@doc8125
Жыл бұрын
@@kiyosenl.3889what? No, it's a channel owned and run by them, he frequently references it making more money than wan show streams itself and it even has a few of the floatplane exclusives on there for limited times
@noam242
Жыл бұрын
@@kiyosenl.3889 Oh, I didn't know that, that's cool. And nice of Linus. Well, they got tech linked so hope they update there instead and not just float plane
@bartekolender7080
Жыл бұрын
@@kiyosenl.3889 LMG Clips description "Official clips and highlights channel, owned and operated by the Linus Media Group team." So i doubt it is random guy.
@Falco_Boi
Жыл бұрын
Update #2: All of the affected channels have been reinstated and are back up. Everything should be back to normal now. Welcome back, Linus :)
@clarktheconquestgamer9710
Жыл бұрын
But some of the channel, including small ones too (10k subs) are also attacked with the discord and twitter Although it back, but we should be careful about your fav KZitemrs big or small will get it
@sucio-
Жыл бұрын
The biggest defense is training. Damn man sucks to seen linus getting attacked he’s a saint of the platform
@lazerpie52
Жыл бұрын
Wan show gonna be crazy 😂
@wasdc
Жыл бұрын
Haha can’t wait
@chrisc3825
Жыл бұрын
guess he really should've taken that 9 digit pay out
@Hahapotatoes
Жыл бұрын
Was putting my computer together last night and left the video open and came back to seeing the video unavailable now. Hopefully they get their stuff back.
@leftclickisbeterthanrightclick
Жыл бұрын
Poor guy probably has a heart attack knowing that his own creations are scamming his viewers
@OseMine
Жыл бұрын
What a sad day for all tech fans. Please come back soon Linus
@ShortMiao
Жыл бұрын
Update: Everything is back to normal
@marshinz5696
Жыл бұрын
This is the end of the internet. If they can get Linus they can get any of us.
@josenajarro6774
Жыл бұрын
It's always been a thing if anything this a wake up call
@craz7644
Жыл бұрын
Don't open links🤷🏻♂️
@marshinz5696
Жыл бұрын
@@craz7644 But he wants to send me 1 million Dollars. All I have to do is send him $1000 and my banking info. How would I have known this without clicking the link?
@sweetasdude
Жыл бұрын
Holy crap, wondered what was going on.
@TrippyRexTech
Жыл бұрын
This aged well
@bigdaddyschin5692
Жыл бұрын
Imagine working in a tech company and you get hooked by a phishing scam LMAO
@CameronVanNatta
Жыл бұрын
The trick to not getting hacked, is to just not post on youtube.
@CricketEngland
Жыл бұрын
So why are you here then
@CameronVanNatta
Жыл бұрын
@@CricketEngland *nervous sweating*
@gondorianslayer4250
Жыл бұрын
@@CricketEnglandyou miss the point of the message, lol.
@doodskie999
Жыл бұрын
Dont worry, Ltt will be back tomorrow. Cant wait for ltt to release a vid about this fiasco lol
@adventure_F0x
Жыл бұрын
WAN show is the place to be
@darth2205
Жыл бұрын
they did indeed XD
@thefredrockshow
Жыл бұрын
this is unbelievable, such a easy and quick way to lose more than 10 years of videos worth LITERALLY millions of dollars
@crimson99521
Жыл бұрын
all the videos have been either privated or unlisted, so don't worry
@thefredrockshow
Жыл бұрын
@@crimson99521 yeah i know cuz it already happened to other creators that i follow, but still u imagine bringing back all 10k videos, especially if u have to do 1 by 1? 😱
@kiyosenl.3889
Жыл бұрын
KZitem will restore everything back to how it was yesterday, give them a few hours and some calls with linus, wont take long, even if they couldn't linus has saved copies of the raw footage as well as the final edited footage of every single video for the most part
@crimson99521
Жыл бұрын
@@thefredrockshow not one by one, there is a checkmark to select all videos at once
@thefredrockshow
Жыл бұрын
@@crimson99521 thank god 🍻
@aes0p895
Жыл бұрын
damn these hackers (hard R)
@freepeas7367
Жыл бұрын
I got very confused when i saw notifications from tesla, this explains it
@sabyasachigarai2738
Жыл бұрын
Mee too bruh
@The-Archduck
Жыл бұрын
I thought it was recommended
@vladn4321
Жыл бұрын
A few hours late, but thanks for the short :)
@Stealthybois
Жыл бұрын
You’re not late you’re first
@Freekid26
6 ай бұрын
Linus is the last person I thought that would get hacked.
@a_randomcanofbeans504
8 ай бұрын
I think this also happened to the corridor crew and it's scary how you can loose all that content by a single click, I hope the videos get brought back.
@earnistse4899
Жыл бұрын
lol sending super chats still gives them money though
@Falco_Boi
Жыл бұрын
Not necessarily, they'd have to re-route the channel payments to another bank account or paypal, which would take way more than just a few clicks. (Also, they'd be forfeiting their anonymity by going through that process)
@keelorlen12
Жыл бұрын
It’s giving money to Linus for the scammers to get that money they would need to go though a lengthy process of switching up accounts which can take a few days to a few weeks
@andrewn327
Жыл бұрын
Spending low amounts of superchats is better than unsuspecting viewers losing hundreds or thousands of dollars.
@blegi1245
Жыл бұрын
KZitem takes months to forward superchat revenue to creators. There is zero chance the hackers got anything from a stream yesterday.
@johnnynoname2259
Жыл бұрын
Commenting just so you can stop commenting about the lack of views on Twitch
@jasthebaker
Жыл бұрын
You are telling me Linus didn't have two step verification setup? Bro come on!
@adrianconstantin1132
Жыл бұрын
Amazing how so many viewers understood and donated to let their warning messages go through !
@soynatrian
Жыл бұрын
Wow, if this can Happen to Linus, probably could happen to everyone. KZitem security is a joke
@Xune2000
Жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with KZitem security. This was an attack directed at Linus Tech Media. Someone working for them clicked the wrong thing.
@AravindGamer712
Жыл бұрын
I like how the end and beginning connect so good
@ClockBestEvent
Жыл бұрын
Holy hell got into a UFD tech vid, looks ma I'm famous
@CoalitionGaming
Жыл бұрын
Dang Brett that was fast
@Extrnal
Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen this scam a few times before. This has been going in for months now and KZitem still won’t do anything about it.
@mattroy3154
Жыл бұрын
Brett, your loop transitions are on point. And I hate you for it. Good job!
@neckbeardnecromancer8394
Жыл бұрын
"Smart enough to send superchats"
@Alex-er9yn
Жыл бұрын
Yeah the notification of the "livestream" appeared and I was like when did I subscribed to Tesla
@matthewstephenson3686
Жыл бұрын
He messed with the wrong leather jacket man.
@RyanZ225_PC
Жыл бұрын
Come back linus
@webftpmaster
Жыл бұрын
It was back that same morning Linus has a video detailing the whole ordeal
@BRN781-A
Жыл бұрын
Oh man, this is insanely sad and scary at the same time. Hope they make a full recovery.
@MR.JUSTCOD
Жыл бұрын
Linus literally was so concerned, he forgot to put on clothes while solving the problem
@TheAussieRepairGuy
Жыл бұрын
He got on top of this, he's back now
@hualni
Жыл бұрын
You'd think he would have a sandbox setup to avoid this.
@GamingAndRCs
Жыл бұрын
I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE WAS 2 TESLA CHANNELS THERE! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
@bettercallriggy
6 ай бұрын
Massive respect for those who paid money to stop others from losing money
@nothing_much_bro
Жыл бұрын
Imagine working hard to build up your empire just to be knockdown and eventually forgotten
@Hypocrite_
Жыл бұрын
The ONE time I needed to look up one of LTT's videos. the ONE TIME
@kozad86
Жыл бұрын
KZitem didn't do the whole Trust Me Bro Warranty? Damn.
@iFurore
Жыл бұрын
a 4K youtube short
@delusionalmerg1323
Жыл бұрын
and now there’s no green m&m D:
@Alexei_Russia
Жыл бұрын
Oh my god, I saw the same video on another channel and I almost sent it until I got distracted by a call that my friend made and completely forgot about this
@Random_Pixilated_BillyBob
Жыл бұрын
This happened to the official rock afore explosion channel as well.
@Morlev44
Жыл бұрын
Remember when Linus made an announcement they will be featuring most hilarious tech fail content on their channel? I didn't expect they'd go this big with this
@itsmilan4069
Жыл бұрын
I heard Linus still hasn't let Colton out of the torture chember
@hypnotonicalpha1950
Жыл бұрын
Tip: always double check url domains as typically the scam ones are missing a letter or even is change to be like an off brand version of the url. Just a simple double check
@a_ladagajohnmorten9567
Жыл бұрын
did they forgot the secondary protection in google?
@Dracconus
Жыл бұрын
This is going to go REALLY badly for the parties involved. It's a fairly simple attack to prevent, and the fact that someone from his empire DID succumb to it is sad, because I can guarantee that their position will be terminated once it's discovered whose it was.
@randomreviewer2658
Жыл бұрын
It’s all because he had his fair share of the hard R back when he was young
@brianfox340
Жыл бұрын
This is not only a big channel, but also a relatively tech savvy channel, not some popular grandma. I hope they get there channels fixed and returned
@commandtheline
Жыл бұрын
I started getting all sorts of crazy notifications last night when this was happening
@Hailiqou
Жыл бұрын
Props to people spending money to stop other people.
@RealGsusTV
Жыл бұрын
I hate that every UFD short is cut off
@atchmon902
Жыл бұрын
Kinda like when James and Lily made Peter the secret keeper.
@lordfizzz
Жыл бұрын
I'm just waiting for sinister laughing Muta
@TheRealGingy
Жыл бұрын
Man, I feel so bad for Linus😢
@nimamaster6128
Жыл бұрын
After it's all back to normal, denise be like: I hacked my boss's entire media without him knowing!
@dragon-h8red
Жыл бұрын
Linus must be pissed
@Phathom0
Жыл бұрын
Has Linus woken up yet to see this?
@Yeezus2K
Жыл бұрын
Probs not it got terminated at 4am for them
@kiyosenl.3889
Жыл бұрын
No way he hasnt been called by half a dozen people by now
@Prokitess
Жыл бұрын
He probably got notified within one hour of it happening I'd assume
@Kafj302
Жыл бұрын
He should go into the office painted green and only wearing shorts because he is going be angrier than the hulk
@MrNueman
Жыл бұрын
I Literally Right Clicked A Video Of His Today And Opened It In A New Tab And Clicked On The Tab Later And Channel Name Changed And The Video I Right Clicked On Became Unlisted. One In A Lifetime Moment. Will Never Forget It.
@JohnKhalil
Жыл бұрын
Is that the biggest April fool ever
@roycethefox
Жыл бұрын
Spear phishing is when you phish a niche group of people. Whaling is when you phish an important member of a company to gain access to their systems.
@AntiHamster500
Жыл бұрын
Corridor Crew: First time?
@user-gs2zl4kk1z
Жыл бұрын
I'm trying to get in contact with them to find out if they already have a contact from youtube. Hopefully they can get this resolved soon.
@backiscute
Жыл бұрын
I would be normally worried but knowing how massive lmg is, they will most likely get everything back
@Saji_0
Жыл бұрын
linus gives update on floatplane
@GrumpyGremlin.
Жыл бұрын
Scammers are the scum of the earth, the lowest of the lowest.
@ScrewArbys
Жыл бұрын
The sad part is that KZitem won’t do anything about it
@ThunderDraws
Жыл бұрын
wild that this happened to LMG
@zensync
Жыл бұрын
Colton’s definitely getting fired this time
@superanimegamer4869
Жыл бұрын
My childhood hero 😢
@truck-kun2684
Жыл бұрын
I am getting flashbacks
@bubgamingandvlogs3870
Жыл бұрын
update: linus is back
@OhHeyItIsNano
Жыл бұрын
Get well soon Linus channels. 🙏
@misternoodle1236
Жыл бұрын
One thing I love about the youtube tech space is, for the most part, creators have each other's backs. Steve from Gamer's Nexus was a gigachad for contacting Linus ASAP, even if it was late at night. Without people like that (not just Steve), the process would have been slower when time is ticking. Pour a shot out for the real ones. Steve, Luke, the community, everyone. Y'all made the best out of a bad situation.
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