Tesla's YouTube page was hacked, and hackers used an AI-generated version of Elon Musk to promote a cryptocurrency giveaway scam. The deepfake live stream, which attracted around 30,000 viewers, instructed people to scan a QR code and send cryptocurrency with the promise of receiving double in return. Despite the scam being live for several hours, YouTube had not taken it down, raising concerns about the platform's response to such incidents. The hack occurred approximately 4 hours ago, and Bitcoin was among the cryptocurrencies targeted.
Elon Musk Deepfake Used in YouTube Cryptocurrency Scam, Attracts 30,000 Viewers Read More: https://t.co/tj4hSr47bn https://t.co/dqjxRMyjT7
AI @elonmusk crypto scamming people. Over 30k tuning in, how is this not banned by @YouTube? Have to say it was well done, a mix of AI generated content and real footage. https://t.co/AeWj14D1E9
Deepfakes of Elon Musk are pushing crypto giveaway scams on YouTube Live https://t.co/EskJKa8FwG #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #AIResearch #AIUpdates
An Ai-Generated Elon Musk Just Stole Bitcoin From Viewers Via YouTube Live https://t.co/V7EPLFcJG6
Deepfakes of Elon Musk are pushing crypto giveaway scams on YouTube Live https://t.co/2KWxTVGD84
A deepfake live stream of Elon Musk promoting a crypto giveaway scam is currently live on YouTube with around 30,000 viewers. It’s funny how YouTube isn’t doing anything about it. https://t.co/xIfQVkdgM2
Apparently Teslas YouTube page got hacked 4 hours ago and it’s telling people to send crypto to their QR code and they’ll send back double. How have they not shut this down yet? Hey @elonmusk please get this taken down before people send crypto to this scam and lose money! https://t.co/pp6qQnoJ53
🚨Breaking: someone has hacked Tesla’s YouTube page Hackers are using an AI version of @elonmusk to tell people to scan the barcode and send crypto to them and they’ll send back double https://t.co/zfxZbooad5