James Charles loses Twitter verification following widespread hack James Charles, Instagram \/ FreepikTop YouTubers across Twitter have had their accounts compromised, after a hacker posted multiple offensive messages across the profiles of such stars as James Charles, Shane Dawson, and more. The hack began around noon on August 24, with fans shocked after James Charles\u2019 account spewed seemingly random, offensive, and sexually explicit Tweets with a Discord link attached. That\u2019s not all: the hacker even appeared to praise infamous serial killer Ted Bundy, posting a picture of the mass murderer with the caption, \u201cTed Bundy aka our hero.\u201d Logan Paul mocked after trying to help Amazon Rainforest Top YouTuber Shane Dawson was likewise hit by the hacker the day prior, who posted similar messages to the star\u2019s Twitter account, retweeting anti-Semetic messages that sympathized with Nazi Germany among other shocking statements. 500 As if that wasn\u2019t low enough, the hacker also took control of late YouTuber Daniel Desmond \u201cEtika\u201d Amofah\u2019s Twitter account, outraging fans with such messages as, \u201cShoutout to the people who tried saving me\u2026 it meant a lot.\u201d All of the hacker\u2019s Tweets share a common theme, with the malicious user repeating the word \u201cchuckling\u201d and posting a Discord link at the top of each profile. 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 The hacker doesn\u2019t seem to be finished in their quest, either: the user called out Drama Alert\u2019s KEEMSTAR in multiple posts, and claimed that they are \u201ccoming for everyone, so be prepared and support the trend.\u201d While no exact cause for the hack has been verified, KEEMSTAR claims that the scandal is the responsibility of AT&T, accusing the company of \u201callowing hackers to call in and SIM card switch over big celebrity accounts.\u201d Yeah @ATT is looking at a major lawsuit for allowing hackers to call in and SIM card switch over big celebrity account! @KingBach @AmandaCerny @Etika @shanedawson & now @jamescharles all hacked due to ATT human error ! New #DramaAlert today explaining! \u2014 KEEM :popcorn: (@KEEMSTAR) August 24, 2019 With names like Vine star King Bach and YouTuber Amanda Cerny likewise being targeted, this marks one of the most widespread high-profile hackings in the internet entertainment space thus far. King Bach himself called out AT&T in a video on August 23, calling the company\u2019s security \u201ctrash\u201d and claiming that an employee switched his SIM card. Other YouTubers involved in the scandal have yet to speak out on the subject at the time of writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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