Ranveer Allahbadia's YouTube Channels Hacked, He Says, 'Is This The End Of My YouTube Career?'
Popular YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, better known as BeerBiceps, has been the target of a cyberattack, resulting in both his YouTube channels being taken over by hackers.
Popular YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, better known as BeerBiceps, has been the target of a cyberattack, resulting in both his YouTube channels being taken over by hackers. The attackers rebranded the channels with names referencing Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Tesla, renaming them "@Elon.trump.tesla_live2024" and "@Tesla.event.trump_2024."
After deleting all of Allahbadia’s original content, the hackers uploaded old live streams featuring Musk and Trump. This incident occurred just weeks after a similar hack targeted the YouTube channel of the Supreme Court.
YouTube's response
Following the attack, YouTube took swift action, removing the compromised channels from its platform. When users search for the channels, they get a message stating, "This page isn't available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else." The platform clarified that the channels had been removed due to violations of its policies.
Ranveer Allahbadia responds
Allahbadia, who was in Singapore at the time of the cyberattack, addressed the situation nearly a day after the hack occurred. Taking a lighthearted approach, he shared his thoughts via Instagram stories, posting a picture of his meal and jokingly referring to the incident.
"Celebrating my two main channels being hacked with my favourite food. Vegan burgers. Death of BeerBiceps met with Death of diet," he quipped.
In another story, he humorously asked, "Is this the end of my YouTube career? Was nice knowing you all," while wearing a cartoon cat eye mask.
About Ranveer Allahbadia
Ranveer Allahbadia rose to fame through his YouTube channel, BeerBiceps, where he initially shared fitness tips, diet advice, and motivational content. Over time, he expanded his content, and started doing podcast and conducting interviews with notable figures, including sports stars, Bollywood actors, and politicians.
Allahbadia has received multiple awards, including the Warrior of Change Award from the Maharashtra government in 2021 and the Best YouTube Content of India Award in 2023.
Fans Show Support
Following the hack, many of Allahbadia's followers expressed confidence that YouTube would restore his channels soon. "Have full faith in YouTube to help us retrieve the hacked channels. Most hands-on team I’ve worked with,” one user wrote.
Another commented, "@YouTubeIndia definitely going to get it back fr, and don’t worry they have best servers so, all the videos will be back soon.”