JAKARTA - Chairman of the PKS DPP for Public Relations Ahmad Mabruri confirmed that the official PKS YouTube account with the channel name PKS TV was hacked or hacked by irresponsible people. The account cannot be accessed on Wednesday, January 4, morning. The PKS TV channel has now changed its name to Tesla Inc, which contains content related to US entrepreneurs, Elon Musk and the Crypto business. "We can inform you that PKS TV's official YouTube account has been hacked and taken over by irresponsible people. It was changed to Tesla Inc. Its account name to Tesla Inc, and uploaded a video about Elon Musk and things related to the crypto world," said Mabruri when confirmed by VOI, Wednesday, January 4. Mabruri revealed that the hacking of her party's social media was similar to the incident experienced by the YouTube account belonging to the public figure in the country. This is because, the hacking action not long after Raditya Dika and Arief Muhammad's YouTube account was hacked and changed to Tesla channel.

"There is a similarity where Raditya Dika's YouTube account at that time was also changed to a YouTube account with the name Tesla," he said. Mabruri suspects that YouTube accounts with large followers in Indonesia are being targeted by hacking with the purpose of promoting the crypto world and the like. Moreover, he said, PKS TV is the YouTube account of political parties with the highest number of subscribers among other political parties in Indonesia. "The mode of taking over YouTube accounts with a large number of followers in Indonesia lately must be vigilant," said Mabruri.

He also suggested that the law enforcement cyber team participate in observing the phenomenon of taking over YouTube accounts with many followers in Indonesia. Including the property of PKS TV, so that the public also feels safe from irresponsible cyber crimes. "The government can cooperate with YouTube and other OTP applications operating in Indonesia to really protect verified official accounts so as not to become victims of cyber crime," explained Mabruri. Mabruri added, currently the PKS TV team is trying to restore the YouTube account with the 202 thousand subscriber.

"If only big accounts are easily taken over, then how about community-owned accounts. This should be a common concern," he said.


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