YouTube has announced a new AI troubleshooting tool to help users restore their hacked accounts. The tool guides affected users through re-securing their login and helping them recover their account as the first step after being hacked. Eligible users should start seeing the tool in the YouTube Help Center.
Currently, the tool is only available in English, and certain troubleshooting features will only be available to certain creators. YouTube hasn’t disclosed any reason for the selective rollout in the feature’s announcement. However, the streaming giant needs to polish a few rough edges before releasing the feature to the general public. There’s no release date, but YouTube is working to bring the tool to all users in the future.
Recovering a hacked social media account, YouTube or otherwise can be a lengthy, time-consuming process, eventually resulting in significant financial losses for the affected creators. Big YouTube accounts are also prized possessions, as they allow scammers or hackers to get in touch with a bigger audience quickly and because every YouTube channel is linked to at least one Google account. This means that if attackers can compromise a YouTube account, chances are they’ll be able to access the connected Google account as well.
This isn’t a new issue either, as social media hacks have been rampant for a while now and often target big creators on their respective platforms. There have been instances of YouTube channels being hacked to spread info stealers to thousands, run crypto scams by impersonating popular individuals or companies, distribute a variant of the Lumma Stealer, and more.
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