One of the most popular YouTube channels in Zimbabwe, The Closure DNA Show by Tinashe Mugabe was hacked this afternoon. The channel was “stolen” by some people who seem to want to use to push crypto content or scams.
Disclosing the hacking incident, The Closure DNA show posted a statement on its other social channels about this:
To the Bota Family
Please note that our YouTube channel got hacked. We will notify you once a recovery has been done. Much Love
How hackers steal YouTube channels
YouTube channels getting hacked is pretty common. The average person with a YouTube channel isn’t protected well against hackers. They could lose it to basic things such as not using 2 factor Authentication, using the same password on multiple websites, browsing questionable websites and downloading question things without minding their security.
While it’s hard to know how exactly this channel was hacked, the usual way channels are stolen is via the Google Gmail account associated with the YouTube channel. Someone on Tinashe Mugabe’s team who has access to the email account would have probably been misled into handing over control of the email and through it the channel associated the email.
Since this channel was stolen by Crypto people, it’s possible the email address was hacked through some questionable crypto advert, or website, or some bad software installed.
How to recover a hacked YouTube channel
The Closure DNA Show will have to recover the Gmail account that is associated with this YouTube Channel first. And once that is done, recover the channel and hopefully reverse any damage done before it’s too complicated to do so.
Ofcourse it’s important for them to have the phone number associated with the channel, as this would help them recover it quickly. Google will typically want to verify ownership of the channel through the phone number, or another email associated with it. Seems pretty straight forward but if the account was created a long time ago, this can get tricky.
About the Channel
The channel has close to 300k followers and is home to a YouTube show where couples in rocky relationships are interviewed and DNA results on disputed paternity are revealed during the show. The entertaining content has made a name for the show in Zimbabwe.
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Him saying “Bota Family”sounds vulgar and unprofessional to me
I was thinking the same thing
True
I and possibly many who enjoy watching the show feel that that is the best way to identify those who like the shows. The usage of Bota was actually given a hidden meaning of what could have been vulgar, and any person at or above the prescribed age to watch the show would understand the meaning of the word in the particular show!
I hope whoever hacked it was not thinking of getting the Bota out of the show.
Iwewe ndiwe wafunga BOTA . Ipfungwa dzako dzine maBOTA
Maybe they should be called Botanists?
yeah, tell me about it 😒😒🙄
The word Bota!!!, its not a good way of informing the followers
I feel like whoever hacked must go to jail
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What is the “Bota Family”? Is it a perverted cult or something? 🤣🤣🤣
Ask AI kkk I did and the guys are 100 percent correct.
It is just a name, just like calling ourselves the Zig Family due to our usage of the local currency
Linus Tech Tips has an episode in which he recovered his hacked YouTube account/channel.
These social media platforms are borrowed real estate. But so many enfluencers tend to forget this fact the moment they rack up a huge following. This should be a reminder to Zimbos to diversify their social media presence so that when such unforeseen drawback occur ,they won’t be much disturbed.
Zimbabweans your pettiness is on steroid, how do you get worked up by the term “bota” really you major on minors, instead of sympathizing with them here you are making unnecessary noise,if you were bota family you wouldn’t be bothered, you’re just a bunch of haters who hate his success,grow up
Ad hominem – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
… Often nowadays this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself. This avoids genuine debate by creating a personal attack as a diversion often using a totally irrelevant, but often highly charged attribute of the opponent’s character or background. The most common form of this fallacy is “A” makes a claim of “fact,” to which “B” asserts that “A” has a personal trait, quality or physical attribute that is repugnant thereby going entirely off-topic, and hence “B” concludes that “A” has their “fact” wrong – without ever addressing the point of the debate. Many contemporary politicians routinely use ad hominem attacks, which can be encapsulated to a derogatory nickname for a political opponent.
When the debate is lost, all they have is slander and gossip
Sad my favourite show every Wednesday after work and Saturday after my roast dinner. Only find out now when looking forward to see it. Hope it will back again.
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Nehanda: Murenga we are pleased to see you and your youngling.
Murenga: He talks a lot
Changamire Dombo: Youvrarely speak, sobhe speaks enough for the both of you.
Murenga: He cut himself with Bufu
Dombo: kkkkk, insint it what you kids say nowadays
Tovera: Take care of it, you don’t want it getting in the wrong hands, Murenga its been long my friend, I for sure am glad you came to our side, let us catch up
And I would tell you jokes all the time.
How to avoid such incidents??
😂😂😂😂😂😂
When Herodnwent after baby Jesus he kills all the boys. So no military age men were found when the Romans came, so we walked in. So much for scotched earth policy.
You couldn’t find him Egypt we, we walked South, because your spies and informats were in Egypt, we could have reached Ajisimba
Youbonce called me Sheldon Cooper.
I have a grivience
Sheldon you are rich don’t listen to Lord Voldamont.
Besides you are talented.
Please clear Mhondoro from pestilence.
Jah Prayzah – Muchinjiko
You are all special, and you already won one important race against millions of others as a is simple cell carrying genetic information.
On a lighter side. I read somewhere that human DNA contains 2% alien or non earth DNA, kkkk serious. Human heads are apparently too large for the birth canal and humans have a little tail bone that disappears during pregnancy, apparently due to our primate (APE) origins. And the Dinosaurs were killed by an Asteroid diverted to Earth so humans could become the dominate species or else T-Rex would be having a human breakfast every morning, with sprinkled cheese on top.
earthists thinks that they’re smart and intelligent but in fact they’ve the lowest IQ…90% of all great inventors and scientists were Christians e.g Nikola Telsa, Igor Sykorsky, Isaac Newton etc…let that sink in
Why is Diarrhea hereditary?
Because is runs in your genes….kkkkk