Suddenly, the official YouTube videos of popular dramas from TVing and tvN, such as “Queen of Tears”featuring Kim Ji-won, have vanished. It is believed that the official drama-oriented YouTube channels of TVing and tvN were hacked.
When individuals visited the official drama-centered YouTube channels of tvN and TVing on the morning of July 20th, they noticed that the channels had been renamed to “ripple.”Additionally, all the previously uploaded drama videos on these channels were no longer available.
The community section has announced that TVing has changed the IDs for its channels.
TVing is closely monitoring the situation. According to TVing, it appears that the channel name was altered as a result of a hacking attack from an external source. TVing is actively addressing the channel hacking and collaborating with YouTube to find a resolution. It is advised to exercise caution and refrain from clicking on any suspicious videos or posts containing links.
This marks the first instance of TVing’s YouTube account being compromised. There are worries that this could potentially affect the platform’s YouTube subscribers. Currently, tvN boasts 7.11 million subscribers while TVing has 986,000.
TVing assured that they will put forth their best efforts to promptly restore the channel. Instances of hacking have been documented in other countries where channels were renamed “ripple”. In a few situations, channels were unable to be retrieved and were deleted.
Since the morning, fans have expressed a wave of concerns on numerous online communities. These concerns include worries about all existing videos being removed, whether everything has been deleted, and even the possibility of the entire playlist being gone.
TVing, a platform known for its diverse original content and popular dramas, has been rapidly gaining popularity in the domestic streaming market. With a monthly user base of 7 million, it has caught the attention of content platform management. Recently, the first hacking case has occurred, prompting the platform to be on high alert.
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