IOG warns users after its YouTube channel was hijacked to promote a fake Charles Hoskinson giveaway

Input Output Group (IOG) warned users to avoid its official YouTube channel after the channel was reportedly hijacked and used to air a fake Charles Hoskinson giveaway livestream ^{[1] [2]}.

Cointelegraph reported that the livestream showed a Charles Hoskinson video promising viewers could “double your wealth,” and said the video appeared to have been AI-manipulated ^[2].

Charles Hoskinson also warned that the IOG YouTube channel had been compromised, telling the community not to trust videos or click links posted there ^[3].

CryptoPotato reported that Hoskinson said someone hijacked the official Input Output Global (IOG) YouTube channel and advised users accordingly ^[3].

A separate report from TheCoinrise said IOG stated the compromised channel was impersonating Cardano-related content to lure users into a fake token giveaway ^[4].