We’ve just posted our latest podcast. This is Our Podcast Show Ep.38 – Our Tech Tips To Avoid Getting Hacked!. Go check out the podcast and remember to subscribe: https://bit.ly/3NFvWq8 
On our podcast show this week, we’ll be talking about what happened to Linus Tech Tips. Yes it got hacked! One of the biggest tech channels on YouTube … Linus Tech Tips with over 15 million subscribers got hacked by crypto scammers.
It’s the latest breach in a series of high-profile YouTube accounts that were hacked. Once the scammers gain access to these accounts, they rename them and livestream crypto scam videos etc.
We’ll also be discussing how to better protect ourselves.
Highlights
- 00:00 – Linus Tech Tips got hacked! What happened?
- 01:23 – Will my YouTube channel get fixed if I get hacked?
- 02:10 – Does Linus have backups?
- 03:40 – Can anyone get hacked?
- 05:18 – Is it important to have other streams of revenue apart from YouTube?
- 07:49 – Who else got hacked?
- 10:50 – Why are scammers on the rise?
- 12:36 – Don’t fall for get rich quick schemes!
- 14:09 – How do I better protect myself from scammers?
- 16:09 – Are you supposed to remember your passwords?
- 17:28 – Is the Google Chrome password manager any good?
- 18:11 – What happens to may passwords if my system is compromised?
- 19:01 – Is it safe to open attachments in emails?
- 20:47 – Can I enhance my security using my router?
- 22:20 – Where else might I get hacked?
- 23:17 – Spammy videos – You can watch but don’t touch!
- 25:22 – What is air gapping?
- 27:53 – Why is backup so important?
- 29:27 – No backups? Winston learnt the lesson the HARD WAY!
- 31:49 – Stephen also had a similar experience. He’ll explain what happened.
- 33:35 – Why are open source platforms a good choice?
- 35:00 – Why is it important to have a good web host?
- 37:24 – Are email marketing services like Mailchimp any good?
- 38:37 – Use common sense when replying to emails!
- 40:19 – Where are these hackers and spammers located?
- 42:05 – How do I prevent voice mail scams?
- 44:30 – How should I treat spam emails?
- 46:10 – Why should I use Mailchimp?
- 47:41 – It’s warp. and here’s our socials
- 48:36 – Final note. We wish Linus a full and speedy recovery from this hack attack.
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