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How do you protect your Google Account which is the base account that runs your YouTube channel, your Gmail, Your Google Drive and everything else Google Related?Ĭlearly, 2-Factor Authentication is not good enough so its time to move to the next level which is the Titan Security Keys. Once they had that and I am assuming his password to his channel, they were able to log in and delete his channel.

A SIM card that will now receive the 2 Factor Authentication password. They essentially convinced his service provider to transfer his number onto a new SIM card. So how did his channel get hacked?Īs per Jon’s tweet, it seems like the hackers did a SIM SWAP. As per Jon’s Tweet, YouTube replied with a “fill in the form and in a couple of weeks we will get back to you” (I am paraphrasing). While this has been reported by many people to YouTube on Twitter, the stream is still live many hours later. What is scary, is that there are over 40 000 people watching this particular live stream having allegedly paid over $4000 in bitcoins so far according to a tweet by the channel owner, Jon Prosser. They are actively streaming a SpaceX interview with Elon Musk but have a large Bitcoin and Ethereum QR code with various promises of large payouts. If you lose all of your trusted devices and security keys, you could be locked out of your account permanently.Events are still unfolding as I write this, but currently, there are many hacked YouTube channels. You're responsible for maintaining access to your security keys.

A security key can act as the second piece of information, instead of the six-digit verification code that is normally used.īecause you use a physical key instead of the six-digit code, security keys strengthen the two-factor authentication process and help prevent your second authentication factor from being intercepted or requested by an attacker.

The first piece of information is your Apple ID password.

With two-factor authentication - which is designed to make sure that you're the only one who can access your Apple ID account - you need to provide two pieces of information to sign in with your Apple ID to a new device or on the web. Security Keys for Apple ID is an optional advanced security feature designed for people who want extra protection from targeted attacks, such as phishing or social engineering scams.