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Supreme Court of India YouTube channel hacked to stream crypto promotion videos

First reported · Last reported · 6 related reports

On 20 September 2024, the Supreme Court of India's YouTube channel was hacked and crypto promotion videos were streamed in place of its usual live broadcasts. The promoted assets included XRP, and the channel was later taken down with services announced to resume.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Supreme Court of India
Incident type
Hacking & intrusion
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
YouTube channel live streams replaced with crypto promotion videos
Cause / method
Hacking of YouTube channel
Location
India

Timeline

  1. The hacking of the Supreme Court of India's YouTube channel and the streaming of promotion videos for crypto assets including XRP came to light.
  2. The hacked channel was taken down, and a notice said services would resume shortly.

6 related reports

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