Sharan Hegde, an entrepreneur and the founder of 1% club who also run YouTube Channel Name – ‘Financewithasharan’ has claimed that his YouTube account was hacked through his individual Instagram account.
In his Instagram post, he mentioned that his account was compromised and hackers started live streaming the prices of bitcoin on their YouTube channel. Hegde claimed that Live Stream on his YouTube channel brought bitcoin prices to $ 100K, which translates for about Rs 69,448,00
Hegde mentioned that as a part of the conversation, all the content of the YouTube channel was washed, however, it was later recovered.
His post reads, “The hacker controlled the account and started a live stream of bitcoin prices, reaching $ 100K – without my consent, of course. Within a few minutes, I get 100S DMS from you, people who inform me about this fact. Unfortunately thanks to me for consciousness, thanks to me, but I did not know the channel was finished and I did not know that I did not know that the channel was finished. Has occurred.”
Tips to keep YouTube account safe
YouTube has shared several suggestions to keep YouTube accounts safe and safe on its official support page.
Create a strong password: This is the most basic step to keep any account safe. A strong password with a combination of letters, numbers and symbols can lead to a long way to prevent it from being hacked.
In addition, it is appropriate to avoid sharing personal account information with someone, especially login credentials.
Regular Safety Checkup: Google provides a safety checkup facility with Google account that allows users to scan their passwords and accounts for potential violations and take necessary action.
2-step verification: 2-to-step verification enabling a layer of safety for any account including Google.
Remove suspects from your account
Remove the sites and apps you don’t need
Update your software and backup your account
Protect from suspicious messages and materials
Manage access requests properly: YouTube allows users to set access permissions for users to manage YouTube account. Therefore, assign the required permissions to the users you trust.
