On July 20 and 21, 2024, two major South Korean YouTube channels, tvN Drama and TVING, fell victim to an XRP hacker attack, causing confusion among viewers.
The channels, owned by the South Korean conglomerate CJ, are popular for airing dramas and reality TV shows.
XRP enjoys significant popularity in South Korea, often seeing higher trading volumes than Bitcoin (BTC) and USDT on local crypto exchanges. This popularity likely motivated the hackers to target these prominent channels to spread Ripple-related content.
Trading volumes of top pairings on the Upbit crypto exchange on July 21, 2024. (Source: CoinGecko)
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