The official YouTube channel of Somoy TV was reportedly hacked. Local netizens came across the changed channel name on Sunday. The YouTube channel was later renamed to Ethereum 2.0.
Ethereum is a popular crytocurrency in the global market, considered second in value to Bitcoin. Currently, 1 unit of Ethereum equals to Tk. 1,30,927.81, according to Google.
It is suspected that the ones who hacked the Somoy TV YouTube channel want ransom in the form of Ethereum. However, there is currently no confirmation regarding the hackers' intention as of yet.
Somoy TV YouTube Channel had monetisation enabled for its videos. With 17.2 million subscribers, the YouTube channel is a big source of revenue for Somoy TV.
As per latest updates, Somoy TV has taken back control of its YouTube channel.
Salauddin Salim, Head of Broadcast and IT of Somoy TV, said that the channel was freed from hackers 10 minutes into the incident around 12:30pm on Saturday. However, the YouTube channel name Ethereum 2.0 remains in place because there has been a directive from YouTube to not allow any changes to the channel name due to an ongoing investigation into the hack.
The news portal of Somoy TV, somoynews.tv, was also attacked by the hackers, but the attack was thwarted immediately.
