Ibai Llanos, one of the most well-known Spanish-speaking streamers in the world, has been hacked. He has amassed such a large following that it was only a matter of time before he became the target of one of the most notorious hacks of the moment. And once again, we have to talk about another high-profile content creator who has been hacked. We can see how his YouTube channel is currently broadcasting a stream related to the hack, featuring the now-famous cryptocurrency and Tesla scam.
Ibai Llanos is hacked and that is a danger, despite the fact that his main activity is Twitch. On YouTube, the streamer maintains a not inconsiderable number of more than ten million subscribers, mostly for compilation videos of his broadcasts on the purple platform, as streamers usually do. It is an ideal place for those who want to see the old videos of the creator. It also uses it to save streams, as Twitch can limit how long you keep previous broadcasts on the platform. If options like clips and stream saving are not enabled, which is why many old streams are considered missing content.
Ibai llanos, hacked one of the biggest streamers
And with a community that follows you on any platform, you become a target for brands that want to associate their image with you. You also attract those who want to exploit everything you've built for illicit purposes, at best. Right now, Ibai Llanos has been hacked by a cryptocurrency scam using Tesla. Linus Tech Tips, with its own hack, already experienced an identical incident: they're currently streaming a Tesla and cryptocurrency channel. In the case of the Canadian multimedia content company, the breach occurred when an employee opened a file containing session cookies. This allows the hacker to access the channel almost effortlessly and without ever needing to know the password.
Is this what happened to streamer Ibai Llanos to get hacked? It would not be too far away, and it would not be unusual for someone from his team who is in charge of advertising or video editing to access the publication and content management of the YouTube channel. At the moment they will see a few days where Ibai will have to talk to YouTube to recover the content. The videos on his Youtube channel are at least set to private or hidden.
We'll wait to see if he makes a statement. Seeing the hacked Ibai Llanos channel will encourage his followers to be interested in protecting their data and be aware of many agents who want to steal access to celebrity profiles. What we have for sure is that Ibai Llanos will not be the last to fall for these hacks. And it will continue like this if YouTube does not take measures to limit serious actions without asking for more security measures.
