So about a week ago as I was up late at night browsing through youtube videos and I came across something I found extremely interesting... and not like every other video on youtube at 2am.
I found a new channel called "Anonymous CryptoCallOuts" with only one video titled "A Message To CryptoTubers". Being that I am someone who posts videos on youtube about crypto-currencies my attention was gotten and I chose to watch.
The video began like every other anonymous video with the "anticipation setting" style opening music opening up for every anonymous video. It was short and to the point at only 1:21 seconds.
They stated that they refuse to sit by any longer while these people host channels with videos promoting referral links to sites with "questionable investment techniques or coins with little to no value or use".
The companies that they said are "on their radar" were:
-Genesis Mining
-BitConnect
-Control Finance
-PieCoin or PotCoin ? (couldn't tell what he said)
-EmberCoin
- ... as well as others...
The anonymous hacker said that they will systematically erase them from youtube and the cryptocurrency world. They will no longer allow them to take advantage of the people that "look up to and respect" them and to be expecting them.
I laugh, obviously subscribe, but think it is pretty crazy that this video got made. The channel didn't seem like a legitimate anon channel, and it only had like 5 subscribers. Normally when a video like that gets made it is followed up by something actually happening, so I figured we'd wait and see if this guy was actually an "anonymous" hacker, or just some kind of parody channel.
A few days later I see another video from the channel pop up titled "A Message To Kenn Bosak". I think to myself... "Oh shit... what could he have been into? I actually liked watching him... but in the latest few videos posted I were more drama than usual. He made an offer to Craig Grant (King BitConnect) to take down his Bitconnect bashing videos for 2 BTC, or takedown his videos and make one promoting BitConnect for 3 BTC because of a comment Craig had left on one of Ken's videos.
Craig said deal, but no deal ever happened. Craig Grant said he didn't have that kind of money, but his higher ups may want to do it so he would talk to them. His higher ups said no, so Craig still sent Ken 1 BTC in hopes that he would take down his videos bashing BitConnect. Instead Ken said thanks for the "Tip" but you didn't fulfill the deal so the videos will stay. He then said he played it as a game of chess and wanted to put his word against Craig's to prove Craig was a scammer and wouldn't stick to the deal... who knows, who cares... at least I thought. Someone or some people cared becasue this video was to Ken Bosak and about this whole situation.
They claim that he had been spiraling down a dark path and becoming more self destructive. They said that he use to have character, charisma, and was a face that could be trusted. Although for him offering to give up his integrity he needed to be "helped". They say he needs to await a message from them and something would be done that was admirable with the Bitcoin he received from Craig Grant to redeem himself.
Another few days go by and I get curious if Ken Bosak was going to respond to these "Hackers" or just let it be. I navigate to his channel only to find that he had no channel. All of his videos had been deleted... the channel completely wiped. I had a gut feeling it was from the person who made the video.
I then see another video from a different channel about two other content creators who's channels had been hacked. Both of these users completely fit the profile. Crypto Mark & CryptoGirl. Literally the same person but opposite sex. Both of their channels were filled with control finance and BitConnect videos. Every video was them reinvesting money or talking about earnings from the sites. I have no idea why anyone would even subscribe to them... complete spam and it would be like watching channels full of ads... nothing but ads about shitty ponzi sites. It was pretty bad.
So I go to each of their channels... same thing. Videos removed, subscribers deleted, all sorts of weird stuff going on with the placement of numbers from the script being altered it seemed.
I had originally began writing about this yesterday early morning, I got busy, and when I came to conclude it I saw that another video had been posted by the channel, this time titled "Ken Bosak - A Response". I was obviously interested, so watched. This video is a little different. The man in the video is laying on a bed and seems to be making the recording on their phone. The video states that It was not Craig Grant who hacked Ken, but the guy in the video. He said Crypto Therapy channel was being watched, Trevon James, and Craig Grant. He took ownership for the other you tubers that had been hacked and also said that they would not stop until youtube was cleansed of all of its filth on the crypto side.
The rumor is that they got hacked by a phishing technique via email. Supposedly the hackers sent them emails that claimed to be from whichever platform they were promoting asking them to change their password for security purposes... if this is true it is very sad.
This almost happened to me years ago from a PayPal email. It then almost happened again to me a year or two later when my wife had lost her iPhone. Some times the phishing emails or texts can be very well done, but after a good examination you can spot discrepancies that are red flags. Like for PayPal they used my email to address me rather than my full name. From apple it wasn't sent from an apple email but a randomly made iCloud email address. The email address should always be the first thing looked at after the title of the email. I don't know how people still fall for these kinds of attacks, but be wary and aware when opening emails asking you about your private info.
This is very interesting and I am... anxious to see who is next on their list. I have seen TONS of people promoting those companies as well as many worse companies so i am very eager to see how far this goes and how long it goes on for. Be safe out their... hide your keys, hide your wife, cause they hackin' everybody out there!
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