the digital medium Confidential denounced on the morning of this November 14 that he was the victim of identity theft through his YouTube channel, after an international scam attempt with alleged cryptocurrencies. Currently, the channel is temporarily suspended.
According to the information released by Confidencial, the name of his account was supplanted by “Tesla Live”, they replaced his logo, removed his description and started a live broadcast of a video that uses the image of technology mogul Elon Musk, starring in a international scam with alleged cryptocurrencies.
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“The Confidencial team stopped the transmission immediately, and with access to our accounts, we restored our information and more than 7,000 videos that were hidden during the impersonation. In addition, at 10:30 p.m. we broadcast our transmission of This Week, originally scheduled for 8:00 p.m., “refers to the media outlet.
The team reported that the channel “is temporarily suspended as part of its protocol against this type of impersonation. We are taking all the corresponding actions and the case of our channel is already under review. We trust that we will soon resume our broadcasts.
“The scam that uses the image of Elon Musk with alleged cryptocurrencies is a modus operandi that has affected various accounts around the world, especially in the last six months. Musk has already denounced the use of his image in these types of scams. And the YouTube team reviews each of these incidents that are reported on a case-by-case basis following its mechanisms,” the report added.
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In 2019, the Government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo censored the open television broadcasts of the programs Esta Noche and Esta Semana directed by Carlos Fernando Chamorro, director of Confidencial, who had to go into exile due to constant threats from the regime.
At the same time, Confidencial invited its followers to stay informed on its website and social networks through its Facebook and Twitter platforms.
