The YouTube account of popular journalist Barkha Dutt's digital news platform, The Mojo Story, fell victim to hackers who gained unauthorised access and deleted around 11,000 videos from the platform.
Dutt, a veteran in the field, expressed her distress over the incident and revealed that her company had repeatedly urged YouTube to freeze the platform to prevent any alteration by the hackers.
However, the account has now been secured, and the lost content has been successfully restored.
The incident occurred just a day after Dutt took to Twitter to announce that both The Mojo Story's email and YouTube accounts had been compromised, leaving the team unable to access them.
After hours of urging @TeamYouTube to act & being assured action is being taken, I woke up to find @themojostory channel content ALL DELETED by the hackers- four years of blood, toil, sweat, tears, 11 thousand videos, COVID work of 3 years, ALL GONE. I am heartbroken @nealmohan
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) June 5, 2023
The Mojo Story had amassed a collection of over 11,000 videos on YouTube, showcasing their work across various domains.
During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, Barkha Dutt and her dedicated team embarked on a long journey, covering ground that spanned an impressive 30,000 kilometers. Their efforts led them to report from 14 different states across India, shedding light on the challenges faced by the nation during these trying times.
"Harrowing & horrible 2 days as hackers took over @themojostory & removed all 11,000 videos of our work. Felt violated & cried a lot, but thanks to @TeamYouTube, we are finally back! THANK YOU ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. Details below & Back to Work here," Dutt expressed her gratitude in a heartfelt tweet.
Harrowing & horrible 2 days as hackers took over @themojostory & removed all 11,000 videos of our work. Felt violated & cried a lot but thanks to @TeamYouTube we are finally back ! THANK YOU ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. Details below & Back to Work here: https://t.co/Qqrp8sxCBR pic.twitter.com/ZBz3mdpQEe
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) June 5, 2023
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