Accordingly, around 7 a.m. this morning (April 2), online community and gamers were stirred by the news that Do Mixi’s Youtube channel MixiGaming had been taken over by hackers.
Hackers then changed the name of this Youtube channel to Ripple, a payment system using blockchain technology, and changed the cover photo and avatar.
News The hacker also broadcast 2 live videos on this Youtube channel with content forecasting the price of XRP, a cryptocurrency.
In the video content, the hackers included a message to give away 8 million XRP coins for free to live viewers along with a link to entice people to access. This is a link to a website containing malicious code to steal user information.
Because these two online videos were posted to a Youtube channel with a large number of followers, they were quickly collected. At one point, nearly 180,000 people watched this video.
On his personal Facebook page, Do Mixi posted a message confirming that his Youtube channel was taken over by hackers. Currently, this message has been deleted.
The fact that one of the Youtube channels with the largest number of followers in Vietnam was taken over by hackers has caused a stir in the domestic online community, especially when Do Mixi regularly posts videos with a large number of viewers.
This is not the first time a Youtube channel with a large number of followers in Vietnam has been hijacked by hackers and then posted scam video about cryptocurrency.
Previously, at the end of May 2022, FapTV, the YouTube channel of the comedy group of the same name with more than 13 3 million followers, was also attacked by hackers and hijacked.
After taking over FapTV’s Youtube channel, hackers live-streamed a video containing billionaire Elon Musk commenting on the fact that Tesla will accept Bitcoin as a form of payment when purchasing a car. According to a fraudulent link, users were asked to send electronic money to some accounts, then they would receive back double the amount sent.
However, FapTV quickly took back the channel My Youtube was taken over in just a few hours. The cryptocurrency scam video was also quickly deleted from the channel.
Phung Thanh Do, also known as Do Phung or Do Mixi, was born in 1989 in Cao Bang and is one of the most famous and popular YouTuber streamers in Vietnam. Nam.
Do Mixi started his career as a streamer in video games and quickly attracted the attention of the community thanks to his straightforward, humorous and comfortable speaking style. In addition to game content, Do Mixi also regularly livestreams content sharing about life experiences…
Do Mixi’s Youtube channel – MixiGaming – has been operating since 2012 and has more than 7 33 million people. watched with a total view count of more than 3 2 billion. Besides Youtube, Do Mixi also owns many accounts other social network with millions of followers.
Do Mixi is also famous as a frequent streamer charitable activities with contributions up to billions of dong.
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