YouTube's music video for the hit song Despacito, which has had over five billion views, has been hacked.

More than a dozen other artists, including Shakira, Selena Gomez, Drake and Taylor Swift are also affected. The original clips had been posted by Vevo.

The Despacito video has been removed, but its cover image had shown a group wearing masks and pointing guns.

The hackers, calling themselves Prosox and Kuroi'sh, had written "Free Palestine" underneath the videos.

Several of the clips remain live at time of writing.

Of those, the actual video content itself appears to be unaltered. Many titles have been changed to include the names of the hackers, but only some feature the replaced cover image.



Both YouTube and the music video hosting service Vevo have been contacted for comment.

A Twitter account that apparently belongs to one of the hackers posted : "It's just for fun, I just use [the] script 'youtube-change-title-video' and I write 'hacked'."

"Don't judge me I love YouTube," it added.

Source:https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-43712137

Despacito video still live on YouTube. Just checked now and nothing has been altered.

greenhulk:
Despacito video still live on YouTube. Just checked now and nothing has been altered.

check comment section

chibike69:


check comment section

Yea, apparently YouTube addressed the issue. The funny thing is a lot of people will go and view this video after the hack just to confirm if it's been truly deleted. Expect it to hit 6b views in a couple of days.

Other YouTube channels were hacked too not only despacito

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Warfare is now digital... Nigeria is still dealing with providing power 247 and some " humans" are celebrating a cattle rearers as their president, ok o

giftlygifted:
please share and broadcast if you are female and an adult man has ever made you feel uncomfortable on the street. this could be following, catcalling, or even touching inappropriately. I'm trying to prove a point
Wow, so many people are already sharing this. I want to say I'm here for all of you, and it isn't ANY of your faults. your clothing, appearance, whereabouts- none of those are relevant. this behavior isn't okay. and we have to stand up for each other as women and girls.

All day I've been reading responses, and everyone's individual courage is amazing. You are all valid. Keep speaking up and using your voice. I posted this because a group of men called me too sensitive. I had no idea this would go viral, but it proves a much needed point.

Ladies Seeking Attention on Nairaland is just...

Pitiful and Shameful.

What concerns the topic and your profile pic, sorry catcalling etal.

I am tempted to go watch it, but don't have such time to waste. If I watch am will Buhari Leave Aso rock?

trump eehh! I


Make thunder from the six political zones fire Buhari before 2019

giftlygifted:
please share and broadcast if you are female and an adult man has ever made you feel uncomfortable on the street. this could be following, catcalling, or even touching inappropriately. I'm trying to prove a point
Wow, so many people are already sharing this. I want to say I'm here for all of you, and it isn't ANY of your faults. your clothing, appearance, whereabouts- none of those are relevant. this behavior isn't okay. and we have to stand up for each other as women and girls.

All day I've been reading responses, and everyone's individual courage is amazing. You are all valid. Keep speaking up and using your voice. I posted this because a group of men called me too sensitive. I had no idea this would go viral, but it proves a much needed point.













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I was expecting to see multiple shares but not even one?? C'mon now! Gerrara here mehn... Ain't no male molesting a non-seductively dressed lady

Great movie , check it on Netflix

fidalgo19:
YouTube's music video for the hit song Despacito, which has had over five billion views, has been hacked.

More than a dozen other artists, including Shakira, Selena Gomez, Drake and Taylor Swift are also affected. The original clips had been posted by Vevo.

The Despacito video has been removed, but its cover image had shown a group wearing masks and pointing guns.

The hackers, calling themselves Prosox and Kuroi'sh, had written "Free Palestine" underneath the videos.

Several of the clips remain live at time of writing.

Of those, the actual video content itself appears to be unaltered. Many titles have been changed to include the names of the hackers, but only some feature the replaced cover image.



Both YouTube and the music video hosting service Vevo have been contacted for comment.

A Twitter account that apparently belongs to one of the hackers posted : "It's just for fun, I just use [the] script 'youtube-change-title-video' and I write 'hacked'."

"Don't judge me I love YouTube," it added.

Source:https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-43712137

Handwork of the villagers

Even my own youtube channel was hacked

It's back.

My best,my ringtone....hack or no hack

I Suspect Chinese or Russians,their hackers are out of this world.American hackers aint good enough for this

prettyzee11:
I am tempted to go watch it, but don't have such time to waste. If I watch am will Buhari Leave Aso rock?

prettyzee11:
I am tempted to go watch it, but don't have such time to waste. If I watch am will Buhari Leave Aso rock?

Yes ma

I love the song

It's a tactic to get more people to watch the video

Just like I guessed, already added extra 2 million views in just a few hours from when I posted my last message.

Just for fun?

Had started to really hate that song

greenhulk:
Despacito video still live on YouTube. Just checked now and nothing has been altered.

Damn! So exhausting. The original one had 5billion views. SMH

greenhulk:


Yea, apparently YouTube addressed the issue. The funny thing is a lot of people will go and view this video after the hack just to confirm if it's been truly deleted. Expect it to hit 6b views in a couple of days.

Not Possible sir,do you know the years and various circumstances that led to those youtube views? None of the videos hacked will ever get the number of previos views ever again,at least not in a decade time.
Just like saying P-square with the highest view for Personally in Nigeria,can garner more than 80millions views if the previos views were deleted,never

abeg make ona come teach me work oo..i gazz hack aso rock so we can see what bubu is up to..his nxt move