Ranveer Allahbadia 10 Million YouTube Channel Hacked 

Ranveer Allahbadia YouTube channels, including Beer Biceps, were hacked on September 25, 2024.

The Beer Biceps channel was renamed to "Tesla," and his personal channel was changed to "@Tesla.event.trump_2024."

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Ranveer Allahbadia All previous content, including interviews and podcasts, was deleted from both channels.

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The hackers replaced the original content with older event streams featuring Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

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The hack involved a scam where an AI-generated Elon Musk avatar encouraged viewers to invest in cryptocurrency.

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Viewers were misled into thinking they could double their Bitcoin or Ethereum investments on a suspicious website.

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This hacking incident follows a recent attack on the Supreme Court of India’s YouTube channel, raising security concerns.

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Both of Ranveer Allahbadia channels were removed by YouTube, displaying a message that the pages are unavailable.

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Ranveer Allahbadia has made an official statement regarding the breach. On his Instagram Story.

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