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  As SpaceX and NASA made history last week with their fast ever spaceflight together , millions flocked to YouTube to watch astronauts return to Earth.  Tens of thousands of those viewrs unwittingly clicked on videos that append to be official SpaceX livestreams, posted by seemingly legitimate YouTube channels with hunderds of thousands of subscribes. Instead, they were met with "Bitcoin giveaway" meaaseages urging them to send Bitcoin in order to be paid back double - a common scam tactic. Hackers appear to have compromised several high-profile YouTube channels in the past week, changed then channel names to hot-button topics like SpaceX or Elone Musk, and promoted Bitcoin scams. The trend was pointed out Monday by esports commentator Rod Breslau. The tactics appear similar to those employed by the hackers who compromised Twitter last month, taking over verified accounts , including Kim Kardashin's Bitcoin scams. But while the Twitter breach was the results of hackers g...

While an advertisement was running on the channel, an Indian flag appeared on the screen with the message "Happy Independence Day" written on it. Leading Pakistani news channel Dawn TV said it had launched an investigation into the sudden broadcast of an Indian flag and Happy Independence Day text on its screen during a commercial on Sunday. Anonymous hackers attacked Dawn TV on Sunday afternoon. While an advertisement was running on the channel, an Indian flag appeared on the screen with the message “Happy Independence Day” written on it. The flag and the message stayed on the screen for a while before disappearing. The incident went viral on social media and clips of the broadcast were circulated on Twitter. Soon after the incident, Dawn News issued a statement, saying, “The Dawn administration has ordered an immediate investigation into the matter. The agency is investigating the matter and will inform its viewers as soon as it reaches a final conclusion.” In July, the web...