Etika\u2019s Twitter account suspended following string of YouTuber hacks Etika, Twitter \/ PixabayLate YouTuber Desmond \u201cEtika\u201d Amofah was reported deceased by the NYPD on June 25 \u2013 but that didn\u2019t stop a group of malicious hackers from taking control of his Twitter account nearly two months later. Etika was one of several large YouTubers targeted by hackers from August 23-24, including such personalities as Shane Dawson, makeup mogul James Charles, and Vine star King Bach. The hackers posted offensive messages to each account, making references to Nazi Germany, serial killers, and frequently using racial slurs \u2013 on top of posting a link to a private Discord channel and repeatedly using the hashtag \u201cchuckling.\u201d The person who hacked Etika’s account is deleting the tweets I think. Here they are just in case they did. pic.twitter.com\/oM7NvLMcdq \u2014 FusionAnimations (@BFDIA_Master) August 24, 2019 While no source for the hacking has yet been verified, Etika\u2019s Twitter account has since been suspended in wake of the attacks, with searches for his profile showing that the account \u201cviolated the Twitter rules\u201d \u2013 and fans are voicing their displeasure with the platform over the decision. 600\u201cFirst his YouTube, now his Twitter,\u201d one user wrote of the issue. \u201cY\u2019all finna need shit straighten out YouTube & Twitter.\u201d However, others speculate if the deactivation wasn\u2019t made at the behest of a family member, with Twitter providing options for deactivating accounts of deceased or incapacitated users. First his YT, now his Twitter. Y’all finna need shit straighten out YouTube & Twitter \u2014 Kronicle17 (@Kronicle17) August 31, 2019 Hey, the account could’ve very well been Suspended at the request of a family member, possibly his mother https:\/\/t.co\/vFb1Ujtc3W \u2014 James (@Zeexe_l) August 31, 2019 Although no official reasoning for the suspension has yet been given, this development follows large-scale hacks across the platform, with even Twitter\u2019s co-founder Jack Dorsey falling victim to the attacks on August 30. 400Like the previously-mentioned hacks, Dorsey\u2019s account saw all manner of offensive posts from the very same group \u2013 and Twitter claims that the breach was brought about by a \u201csecurity oversight\u201d by his mobile provider. \u201cThe phone number associated with the account was compromised due to a security oversight by the mobile provider,\u201d the platform explained. \u201cThis allowed an unauthorized person to compose and send tweets via text message from the phone number.\u201d The phone number associated with the account was compromised due to a security oversight by the mobile provider. This allowed an unauthorized person to compose and send tweets via text message from the phone number. That issue is now resolved. \u2014 Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) August 31, 2019 Twitter\u2019s statement holds up with King Bach\u2019s theory on the matter, who blamed an AT&T employee who had allegedly switched his SIM card for the hacking of his own account. While Etika\u2019s Twitter is no longer available, a \u201cMemories of Etika\u201d Twitter account exists as a memorial to his celebrated life as a content creator, which has similarly pleaded with Twitter to restore his original profile in wake of the widespread hacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Etika\u2019s Twitter account suspended following string of YouTuber hacks Etika, Twitter \/ PixabayLate YouTuber Desmond \u201cEtika\u201d Amofah was reported deceased by the NYPD on June 25 \u2013 but that didn\u2019t stop a group of malicious hackers from taking control of his Twitter account nearly two months later. Etika was one of several large YouTubers targeted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48199\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}