Several artists’ YouTube channels, including SHINee‘s Taemin, have disappeared after being hacked.
On September 4, many fans of SHINee’s Taemin noticed that the idol’s YouTube channel had published a new video. While this is not unexpected, the content of the video — X CEO Elon Musk joining a debate between U.S. presidential candidates Kamila Harris and Donald Trump — is what raised many flags for fans.
Not long after, fans noticed that not only was Taemin’s account compromised, but that the accounts of many Big Planet Made Entertainment artists now featured similar videos, along with a Tesla profile photo. This unexpected change came shortly after Musk’s public display of support for Trump’s re-election, though it is believed to have been done by unofficial supporters rather than the two figures.
BPM and Taemin’s YouTube channels got hacked 😭 pic.twitter.com/eqlgsYC6qX
— ᴍ. 🗡 𝕰𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖑 (@TAEMdoku) September 5, 2024
Apparently,it’s not only viviz who got hacked..bpm,taemin, badvillain acc also got hacked… I already checked other their artist acc, only those who have more than 100k subc got hacked… Please fixed it as soon as possible @bpmentofficial pic.twitter.com/o7TtYSMnQu
— idah🌱ISHII RAN ANTI🍒🐿️🐯 (@gfrienDyeonie) September 5, 2024
WHAT HAPPEND TO BADVILLAIN ACCOUNT? DID IT GET HACKED?#BADVILLAIN #kpop pic.twitter.com/m9SqlilBVD
— lissie ( XPLR VER ) (@lissieisblue) September 5, 2024
After hours of fans attempting to notify the company of what was occurring, BPM Entertainment finally released a statement addressing the hacking.
안녕하세요.
빅플래닛메이드입니다.금일(5일) 새벽 빅플래닛메이드 아티스트 공식 유튜브 채널이 해킹되었음을 인지하고 있으며, 관련하여 문제 해결을 위해 유튜브 측과 해결 방법을 강구하고 있습니다.
아티스트 채널 이용에 불편을 드린 점 양해 부탁드리며, 전체 콘텐츠의 빠른 복구를 위해…
— BPM official (@bpmentofficial) September 5, 2024
Hello,
This is Big Planet Made.
We are aware that our artist’s official YouTube channel was hacked early this morning (the 5th), and we are currently working with YouTube to resolve the issue.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this situation and will do our best to restore all content as quickly as possible.
Thank you
— Big Planet Made Entertainment
In the process of finding a resolution, it seems that either YouTube or the hackers deleted all of the accounts that were involved in the hacking.
So far, the artists affected by this hacking include Taemin, VIVIZ, and BADVILLIAN, along with BPM’s official account.
