Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson warns that the official IOG YouTube channel has been hijacked; the team is working with YouTube to restore it.

Regulation & Gov · 2026-09-18

Charles Hoskinson announced that the official Input Output Global YouTube channel has been hijacked and warned the community against clicking links or trusting videos posted there. The IOG team is working with YouTube to remove the compromised channel and reset its credentials. The incident reflects a broader pattern of social media account takeovers in crypto used to conduct phishing scams, with bad actors leveraging established channels' credibility to deceive users.

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