Multiple Videos Affected In VEVO Hack
A group of hackers managed to hack into VEVO, the platform most artists use to upload music videos, earlier this week. Videos from Drake, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Shakira, and…
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Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARASA group of hackers managed to hack into VEVO, the platform most artists use to upload music videos, earlier this week.
Videos from Drake, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Shakira, and a dozen others all had their videos hacked by this group.
The biggest hack was probably a change to the video for "Despacito" - which is the most viewed video on YouTube. The video ended up having to be taken down for a while, but it is back on the platform.
"Vevo can confirm that a number of videos in its catalogue were subject to a security breach today, which has now been contained," a VEVO spokesperson stated to Billboard. "We are working to reinstate all videos affected and our catalogue to be restored to full working order. We are continuing to investigate the source of the breach."
It has been determined that the hack was only aimed at VEVO and not YouTube.
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