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GUWAHATI: Popular YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, known for his channel BeerBiceps, has fallen victim to a cyber attack that led to the hacking of both his YouTube channels. Allabadia, who was in Singapore at the time, confessed to the burglary a day later.
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The hackers changed his channel names to "@Elon.trump.tesla_live2024" and "@Tesla.event.trump_2024" before deleting all of his videos, including his popular podcasts and interviews. After that, the channels uploaded old live broadcasts featuring Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Both of Allabadia’s channels have since been removed from YouTube. The platform issued a notice that the channels were removed due to policy violations. Searches for the channels now show a message: “This page is not available. Sorry about that.”
Despite the incident, Allabadia took a light-hearted approach and posted humorous Instagram stories. One story featured a photo of him enjoying a vegan burger in Singapore, with the caption: “Celebrating my two main channels hacked with my favorite food.” In another post, he posed with a cat eye mask, jokingly asking, “Is this the end of my YouTube career?”
Ranveer Allahbadia initially launched BeerBiceps as a fitness channel, offering tips on health, diet and motivation. Over time, he expanded into other content, including interviews with high-profile personalities for his podcast, gaining a loyal following in the process.
YouTube has yet to comment on the incident or the restoration of its channels. This is the latest high-profile hacking incident that occurred a week after the Supreme Court’s YouTube channel faced a similar attack.
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