Model Han Hye-jin's YouTube Channel Hacked, Deleted; 860K Subscribers Lost

A shocking incident has occurred where model Han Hye-jin's YouTube channel, boasting approximately 860,000 subscribers, was hacked and subsequently deleted.

Early on November 10th, fans were taken aback when a live broadcast titled 'Brad Garlinghouse CEO's Growth Prediction,' related to cryptocurrency, was streamed on Han Hye-jin's channel. The content focused on cryptocurrency market outlook and investment, bearing no relation to the beauty and lifestyle content Han Hye-jin typically produced and starred in.

Fans, noticing the restricted comment section during the live stream, quickly took to her social media, leaving urgent messages like "Unnie, your YouTube got hacked," "A weird Ripple broadcast is up," and "The channel is deleted now!" alerting her to the situation.

Users attempting to access the channel later were met with the message: "This channel has been deleted due to a violation of YouTube's Community Guidelines." Ultimately, Han Hye-jin's channel, with its 860,000 subscribers, has been completely removed.

On the same day, Han Hye-jin released an official statement via her social media. She stated, "I learned this morning that a cryptocurrency-related live broadcast was streamed on my channel in the early hours of November 10th," adding, "I have submitted an appeal to YouTube and taken all necessary steps for recovery."

She further emphasized, "The broadcast in question is unrelated to me or my production team. I hope no one has suffered any damage due to that broadcast."

Han Hye-jin expressed her distress, saying, "I poured my heart into creating every piece of content, and it's incredibly upsetting and bewildering that it has vanished in an instant." She concluded, "I apologize for causing worry and will do my utmost to recover the channel."

Netizens have expressed their shock and support, commenting things like, "It's unbelievable that a channel with 860K subscribers disappeared overnight," "Her passionate content creation was inspiring, I hope it gets recovered," and "YouTube's account security system urgently needs strengthening."