Popular YouTuber and influencer Ranveer Allahbadia has fallen victim to a cyber attack that resulted in both of his YouTube channels being hacked and renamed “Tesla”. Also, all the videos available on both the channels were deleted.
The hackers reporetedly used a deceptive livestream featuring an AI-generated Elon Musk avatar, urging viewers to invest cryptocurrency for 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 tactic is a classic “Bitcoin doubling” scam, commonly used in cyberattacks targeting high-profile YouTube channels.
Message from YouTube
The channels have been deleted from YouTube. Previously, when we attempted to search for the channels, YouTube displayed a message stating that they had been removed due to a violation of the company’s policies. However, now the live streaming platform shows a message, ‘This page isn’t available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else.’
No official statement yet
Allahbadia has not yet issued an official statement regarding the hack. His most recent post on X (formerly known as Twitter) was shared 14 hours ago. The post is a short video from his podcast on communal harmony.