The Supreme Court YouTube channel hacked and is currently showing videos promoting XRP, a cryptocurrency developed by US-based company Ripple Labs.
The top court has been using YouTube to stream hearings of cases listed before Constitution Benches and matters involving public interest. Videos of earlier hearings have apparently been made private by the hackers.
A blank video with the title “Brad Garlinghouse: Ripple Responds To The SEC’s $2 Billion Fine! XRP PRICE PREDICTION” is live at present on the hacked channel.
According to a report by The Verge, “over the past several months, scammers have created official-sounding accounts for Ripple and its CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Some of the accounts were apparently stolen from successful YouTubers who had their accounts hacked, giving the scammers hundreds of thousands of subscribers. From there, they could post videos offering big XRP rewards in exchange for smaller initial payments, bilking viewers who thought they were watching Ripple’s channel.”
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Source: Bar and Bench