70,000 Google Devices were HACKED To Promote PewDiePie
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The hackers strike again.
This time they have taken control of peoples Google devices to promote PewDiePie.
They actually managed to hack a staggering 70 thousand Chromecasts and other google devices.
Damn.
You know sometimes I wish they could hack my debt and turn it to zero.
Thatd be cool, but this is also cool.
Not only did they hack Google they also sent out a message which said - PewDiePie the number
1 most subscribed channel on YouTube is about to be overthrown by Indian Music company T-Series.
Please go to YouTube and subscribe to him ASAP.
- I cant believe this is real I mean it even says - Public service announcement - at the
top of the image they put on peoples Chromecasts.
How scary is that.
I love to that in the bottom it says - Now playing T-series diss track.
Just incredible There was also a footnote to this that says
- Instructions on how to protect your TV at the end of the announcement - and then in
brackets it says 1 minute long.
This is actually very smart of these hackers to do, not only are they fighting for a noble
cause, but they also apparently did this as a warning for how easily the security for
your chromecast can be breached.
A spokesperson at google had this to say - We have received reports from users who have
had an unauthorized video played on their TV via a chromecast device.
- Currently PewDiePie is still the most subscribed channel on YouTube, but fans are still worried
that he might be moved to second place by T-Series.
If youve been out of the loop on this whole thing, much of the youtube community like
Markiplier and Jack Septic Eye have been doing their best to make sure PewDiePie remains
number one.
Mainly because the platform was meant for individual creators to thrive and seeing a
corporation take over can spell bad news bears for YouTube as a whole.
Like I said before this also isnt the first time hackers have done this kind of thing
to support Felix.
Nearing the end of last year someone by the name of The Hacker Giraffe hacked 50 thousand
printers and forced them to print a paper that urges people to subscribe to PewDiePie.
Although this didnt come without consequences, the FBI has been investigating this occurence
ever since.
So with this new 70 thousand device hack, it looks as though the FBI is going to have
their hands busy for a while.
Which makes me wonder is there a pewdiepie hacker team at the FBI, if this keeps happening
will they have to do that.
I mean doesnt the FBI have bigger things to concern themselves with.
I dont know just a thought.
Either way its fun to watch the creativity come out of this subscriber race like giant
billboards in times square being put up, but when it comes to hacking innocent people - that
may be a little too far.
Apparently the hackers took advantage of a router setting that gave them access to the
google smart gadgets.
Its even being dubbed the Cast Hack.
If you want to prevent this from happening to you, just go to your router settings and
turn off the feature called UPnP which stands for Universal Plug and Play.
It does make it easier for your devices to find the same WIFI network, but it also leaves
you vulnerable to outsiders who want to access your devices.
What do you think about this, do you think people should stick to billboards or are you
okay with them exposing the flaws in your google security.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
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