Renowned YouTuber Ranveer Allabadia, known by his popular channel name BeerBiceps, has fallen victim to a cyberattack that has resulted in hackers taking control of both his YouTube channels.
Ranveer Allahbadia aka BeerBiceps was in Singapore when cyber attackers targeted his YouTube channel. (file)
Hackers renamed the channel after Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Tesla. “@Elon.trump.tesla_live2024” and “@Tesla.event.trump_2024” are the new names given to the two channels before the videos were removed.
This comes weeks after the Supreme Court’s YouTube channel was hacked in a similar manner.
After deleting his podcast and interviews, the attacker uploaded old videos of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s livestreams.
What YouTube did
Both channels are gone from YouTube when you search for them, but YouTube has displayed a message clarifying that the channels were removed for violating company policies.
“This page is unavailable. We’re sorry. Please try searching for something else.” Another message appears when searching for channels. (Also read: PM Modi’s hilarious conversation with ‘BeerBiceps’ Ranveer Allabadia. Take a look)
Ranveer Allabadia’s statement
Alabadia, who was in Singapore when the cyber attackers targeted his YouTube channel, admitted to the hack almost a day after the attack occurred.
He took a humorous approach to the attack, posting a photo of his meal at a restaurant in Singapore on his Instagram Story and talking about celebrating the cyberattack.
Ranveer Allahabadia took a humorous approach to the attack, posting a photo of himself dining at a restaurant in Singapore. (Instagram/BeerBiceps)
“Celebrating my two main channels getting hacked with my favorite food. Vegan burgers. The death of BeerBiceps coincided with the death of dieting,” he wrote.
In another Instagram Story, she posted a selfie wearing a cartoon cat eye mask and asked, “Is this the end of my YouTube career?” I’m glad I got to know you all. โ
In another Instagram Story, Ranveer Allahbadia posted a selfie wearing a cartoon cat eye mask (Instagram/BeerBiceps)
Who is Ranveer Allabadia?
Allahbadia started a YouTube channel, BeerBiceps, and built a loyal audience for her videos offering fitness tips, diet advice, and motivational talks. Over the years, he has broadened the type of content he creates, incorporating more celebrity interviews into his podcast.
He interviewed Yuvraj Singh, Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar, as well as Smriti Irani, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and comedian Johnny Lever.
For his digital content creation, he has also won several awards including Warrior of Change Award from the Government of Maharashtra in 2021 and India’s Best YouTube Content Award (2023).
His followers said they were confident YouTube would restore his account as soon as possible and ensure the videos were not lost. “Full trust in YouTube to help you recover your hacked channel. They are the most hands-on team I’ve ever worked with,” one user said.
Another user said, “@YouTubeIndia will definitely bring it back. Don’t worry we have the best servers. All videos will be back soon.”
Google Trends
According to Google Trends, interest in the search term “beer biceps” spiked on September 27, peaking at 3 a.m. and continuing to rise at regular intervals thereafter. Most searches were conducted from Karnataka, Goa, Delhi, Haryana, and Maharashtra. Related searches included “beer biceps channel hack”, following the hacking of Ranveer Allahbadia’s YouTube channel, a popular digital creator like “BeerBiceps” and “Ranveer Allahbadia”.