I Got Hacked - What You Can Do To Help ?!

The story of how our YouTube channel and Google accounts got hacked and what can be done to help!

#story #hacked #howto

[LarryGarfieldCrell]

Scammers are the scum of the earth. Glad you managed to get control back so quickly. We'll see what we can do to get the algorithm to like you again. Forge on!

[hydrogradd]

Don't be embarrassed bro, unfortunately it happens. Your community is here to support you get back on track. On to the next build!

[Braxis_iv]

we here man. keep doing what you do and things will work out

[StrifeA]

Dont feel bad. Even Linus Tech Tips got hit with what sounds to be the exact same thing. If it could happen to Linus it could happen to anyone.

[jeffkruse]

Long time watcher, I'm so sorry this happened. I'm gunna re-watch EVERY SINGLE ONE. Keep on forging brother

[swordsman_messer]

Glad to see you guys back up and running.

Personally, I’m pissed that YouTube still doesn’t have better security tools to stop this from happening, and a better report system to file reports of an account suspected of being compromised by a hacker.

[jessetheunending]

I've been with you and Ilia since man at arms, and while I can't afford to be a Patreon, I still LOVE to watch your content, and Will Stelter, and Alec Steele... I'm not leaving anytime soon!

[scholagladiatoria]

That's awful, really sorry to hear. I hope you manage to get it all fixed soon.

[The_Metal_Mechanic]

I'm really happy to see you got your channel back. When I saw the hacked live stream I was leaving work, and I pulled over to the side of the road to check and see who it was that got hit. As soon as I saw it was your channel I freaked out and tried to help as much as I could, but all that amounted to was reporting the live stream. I'm throwing a playlist up tonight as I fall asleep to try and get you some more views. Good luck.

[ReapeeRon]

That sucks man, happened to me about a year ago. Now I am always super skeptical about any emails that are like that. Hope you have a great rest of your day and keep up the great work.

[ragzard]

Not your fault, brother.
As a teacher that speaks a bit about internet security, again, It was not your fault. Scammers are getting cleverer as a not-cold war agains internet security and our behavior. Glad you got it back.
Once again, not a single reason to call it your fault or to be embarrassed. They are criminals, they are guilty.
Keep strong, man!

[thatpersonsmith]

So glad you got the channel back! I had no idea that even previewing files could trigger scams; no reason to be embarrassed/ashamed about it.

[DiesInEveryFilm]

That’s insane mate, we talked about it on the podcast as it really isn’t good especially for what we do but im glad you got your channel back before it was too late.

[derekbushey]

Sorry that you had to go through all this crap, hackers are just a lower form of life that should be eradicated .
All your fans are still with you man, keep your chin up and keep on keeping on .

[christobaliancantu]

I'm so sorry this happened to you guys 😢 don't be embarrassed bro. You still got us to help out, some of us can't, but we love you guys! You guys put your hearts, souls and blood into your videos! We will be watching videos from you guys because you guys freaking rock!

[Scarlet_Soul]

Very glad you managed to get thr channel back. Seeing your skill in your work is amazing

[ScottLindgren-yl]

Not your fault in the least. I only discovered your channel recently; very sorry to hear what happened. 6, 000 lost -well, you've gained one new one. Drop in the ocean, but they'll come back. You said you aren't sure how best to deal with that -I'd say you've done exactly the right thing: been yourself & been honest about it. That's what people value. Keep well.

[desertcat]

So sorry that has happened to you. All I can say is that "Life Happens" it isn't what has happened, it is what you do with the results that matters. Keep moving forward. Your content has helped me to move forward with situations in my life. Thank you for being you.

[MasterBigBass]

My condolences- I see this all the time in my line of work and it's just awful. Love this channel - we'll get you back on your feet ❤

[SalamanderMoon]

Not the first channel I've known that got hacked and obliterated within seconds via a phishing sponsor email, but god I hope its the last, it always sucks seeing content creators go through this. I know nowadays that these are usually hack jobs, so I didn't unsub, but for folks seeing this happen for the first time I totally get the instinct to unsub.

You sound really tech-savvy so that just shows how good they're getting; you literally can't drop your guard even once or it's all over. Session keys are _so_ dangerous and are definitely one of the most vulnerable areas of the internet right now in my opinion. I'm glad you were able to get this channel back and I hope you're able to get the second one back soon.

I had honestly forgotten I had subbed to this channel but I just turned on notifs -- I love blacksmithing so I'll be glad to have these videos in my feed. I hope if we all keep watching and leaving comments and likes, that the YT algorithm will pick your videos back up into the algorithm again quickly. Wishing you the best of luck!