The Supreme Court YouTube channel has been hacked . Had increasingly relied on YouTube as a tool for public transparency, streaming important hearings that hold significant public interest, such as those before constitution benches and cases impacting national governance.
The Supreme Court of India’s official YouTube channel has been hacked, and now the term “Ripple” appears there rather than “Supreme Court of India.” The nation’s top court has replaced its typical legal content with films about cryptocurrencies in a concerning cyberattack.
Concerns over the internet security of government digital assets have been brought up by the attack, and attempts are being made to bring back the channel and its original programming. Authorities are looking into the breach in the interim to find out who is responsible for this occurrence.
What users found on SC’s YouTube channel?
The Supreme Court of India’s YouTube channel, which recently broadcasted the suo motu case concerning the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital, has fallen victim to a cyberattack. The recordings of the crucial hearings were shockingly removed from public view and replaced with a live broadcast headlined “Brad Garlinghouse: Ripple Responds To The SEC’s $2 Billion Fine!””Price Forecast for XRP.” The security of the digital platforms used by the judiciary has come under considerable scrutiny due to this film, which promotes content linked to cryptocurrencies.
Livestream of Supreme Court’s proceedings
In a unanimous decision taken by the full court meeting headed by then CJI UU Lalit, the top court decided to live-stream proceedings of all constitution bench hearings following a path-breaking verdict on the matter in 2018. The Court acknowledged that live streaming of judicial proceedings is part of the fundamental right to access justice, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. Hearings in cases of national significance, such as disagreements over constitutional interpretation, problems pertaining to civil rights, electoral changes, and other topics of public interest, are streamed live by the supreme court.
Popular channels targeted by hackers
In recent times, there has been a noticeable increase in the hacking of popular video channels by scammers. According to reports, Ripple had previously filed a lawsuit against YouTube for failing to prevent hackers from impersonating its CEO, Brad Garlinghouse. This growing trend of targeting well-known channels has raised concerns across various platforms.
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