Youtube channel hacking issues have become quit e common nowadays. It seems like a piece of cake for these hackers to hack any channel. Either there is a security flaw within the platform that Youtube is unable to solve or the channel owners are not following the security protocols.
Whatever is the issue, Youtubes reputation is getting dented and if they do not solve this issue fast most channel owners will move to other platforms.
Channels hackes were executed by various phishing attacks so nothing to blame Youtube here for the user's mistake they need to be careful with every promotional email they are getting and better to use separate device for promotional purposes and make sure that primary email of your Youtube account is not linked with the secondary email and your phone. Whatever is the issue, Youtubes reputation is getting dented and if they do not solve this issue fast most channel owners will move to other platforms.
