Cuba
CUB
Cuba: Canal Caribe regains hijacked YouTube channel used for crypto content
On 14–15/04/2025, Canal Caribe’s official YouTube channel was taken over and renamed to disseminate cryptocurrency content. The outlet reported on 15/04/2025 that it recovered the account by following YouTube’s procedures. The account compromise temporarily degraded the channel’s digital content distribution.
30
Estimated severity
30 / 100
84
Source reliability
84 / 100
Approximate Date
15/04/2025
Targeted Company
CANAL CARIBE
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Cuba
Affected countries
Cuba
Impacted regions
National · Cuba
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradation
Affected sectors
Media & Entertainment
Affected departments
No information
Attack Profile
Attack types
Account takeoverUnauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
facebook.comhttps://www.facebook.com/CanalCaribeCuba/posts/-recupera-canal-caribe-su-espacio-en-youtube-%EF%B8%8Fsiguiendo-los-protocolos-estableci/1254186890053355cibercuba.comhttps://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2025-04-14-u1-e207888-s27061-nid300928-hackean-cuenta-youtube-canal-caribe-aparececibercuba.comhttps://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2025-04-15-u1-e207888-s27061-nid300994-canal-caribe-recupera-cuenta-youtube-luego-hackeofr.cibercuba.comhttps://fr.cibercuba.com/noticias/2025-04-15-u1-e207888-s27061-nid300994-canal-caribe-recupera-cuenta-youtube-luego-hackeoen.cibercuba.comhttps://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2025-04-14-u1-e207888-s27061-nid300928-hackean-cuenta-youtube-canal-caribe-aparece