YouTube hacked; a script for defaceing the platform is released

Something strange is happening on YouTube. As it turns out Google video company has been affected by , as many popular videos have been corrupted, or suddenly disappeared!

At the moment, no one knows the source of the attack, but most of the videos that have been hit are from Vevo's accounts.YouTube

A few that appeared reported that the attackers had initially deleted Despacito along with several other videos, but Despacito has since reappeared on the platform.

https://twitter.com/showthread/status/983660012894552065

But even now some videos continue to appear with changed titles “x – by Prosox & Shade Fuck Illuminati”.

Other videos that are said to have been affected include songs by Chris Brown, Shakira, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift, according to a TheVerge post. Most of these clips have been edited by their creators to remove "teased" content.

One of the hackers involved in the attack said they used one to "spoil" the videos:

Meanwhile, another member of the hacking s threatening to hack NASA's YouTube, as well as the controversial brothers Paul – Logan and Jake.

https://twitter.com/sh_kuroi/status/983665449371136000

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