San Francisco April 11 (IANS) Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee s music video "Despacito" that has been watched over five billion times on YouTube was hacked by cybercriminals among other famous music videos.
The Spanish-language hit disappeared from Google-owned platform on Tuesday with a pro-Palestine message from the hackers. The video was later restored.
"A hacker using the online moniker Kuroi SH claimed responsibility for the breach in a series of tweets revealing that he also hacked rapper Post Malone and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki " news.sky.com reported.
The hackers changed the video s title to "hacked by Kuroi Sh & Prosox".
"Despacito" was among several other videos reportedly defaced with pro-Palestine messages by hackers.
Artists including Adele Taylor Swift Shakira and Drake have had the names of their songs replaced with the message "Free Palestine".
"Vevo s @YouTube account hacked; attacker just changed the title and thumbnail of #Despacito Song the most-viewed YouTube video with over 5 billion views " tweeted The Hacker News.
The hacker Kuroi SH is believed to have hacked Google Brazil last year.
"Vevo can confirm that a number of videos in its catalogue were subject to a security breach today which has now been contained " Vevo said in a statement.
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