What happened to Despacito??
Luis Fonsi’s record-breaking video for “Despacito” was temporarily deleted from YouTube after a small number of high profile Vevo accounts were hacked.
Just five days after it was announced that the video, which also features Daddy Yankee, had reached the remarkable milestone of becoming the first YouTube video in history to reach 5 billion views, it disappeared.
The name of the songs were replaced by the words “Hacked by Prosox & Kuroi’sh,” with the words “Free Palestine” posted underneath them, according to The BBC. Other impacted videos read like a who’s who of pop stars, including Taylor Swift, Drake and Katy Petty.
What have happened
A still on the video showed several masked figures aiming guns at the camera, which is not a scene from the “Despacito” video. When fans attempt to press play, it said the video was unavailable. The video has since been reinstated and has the same number of views as before.
Popularity and views of Despacito
The Spanish-language hit “Despacito” was released in January 2017, and went on to break several records in music streaming, including one for the single with the most weeks at No 1 in the US, with 16 consecutive weeks.
It also became the most-streamed song in the world after reaching 4.6 billion plays. A remix of the song featuring Justin Bieber also proved hugely popular.
What they say....
The BBC reports that a Twitter account appearing to belong to one of the hackers posted: “It’s just for fun. I just use [the script] ‘youtube-change-title-video’ and I write ‘hacked’.
“Don’t judge me, I love YouTube,” it added.
A spokesperson for Vevo told The Independent: "Vevo can confirm that a number of videos in its catalogue were subject to a security breach today, which has now been contained. We are working to reinstate all videos affected and our catalogue to be restored to full working order.
"We are continuing to investigate the source of the breach."
Luis Fonsi’s record-breaking video for “Despacito” was temporarily deleted from YouTube after a small number of high profile Vevo accounts were hacked.
Just five days after it was announced that the video, which also features Daddy Yankee, had reached the remarkable milestone of becoming the first YouTube video in history to reach 5 billion views, it disappeared.
The name of the songs were replaced by the words “Hacked by Prosox & Kuroi’sh,” with the words “Free Palestine” posted underneath them, according to The BBC. Other impacted videos read like a who’s who of pop stars, including Taylor Swift, Drake and Katy Petty.
What have happened
A still on the video showed several masked figures aiming guns at the camera, which is not a scene from the “Despacito” video. When fans attempt to press play, it said the video was unavailable. The video has since been reinstated and has the same number of views as before.
Popularity and views of Despacito
The Spanish-language hit “Despacito” was released in January 2017, and went on to break several records in music streaming, including one for the single with the most weeks at No 1 in the US, with 16 consecutive weeks.
It also became the most-streamed song in the world after reaching 4.6 billion plays. A remix of the song featuring Justin Bieber also proved hugely popular.
What they say....
The BBC reports that a Twitter account appearing to belong to one of the hackers posted: “It’s just for fun. I just use [the script] ‘youtube-change-title-video’ and I write ‘hacked’.
“Don’t judge me, I love YouTube,” it added.
A spokesperson for Vevo told The Independent: "Vevo can confirm that a number of videos in its catalogue were subject to a security breach today, which has now been contained. We are working to reinstate all videos affected and our catalogue to be restored to full working order.
"We are continuing to investigate the source of the breach."
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