EPISODE · Apr 12, 2018 · 3 MIN
Hackers Didn't Have to Be Experts to Make 'Despacito' Disappear
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
Since it’s not summer 2017 anymore, you probably haven’t watched the music video for Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s hit “Despacito” recently. And that may be just as well. The reigning most-viewed YouTube video was vandalized and then taken off the platform for a few hours on Tuesday morning after hackers infiltrated the account that hosted it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Since it’s not summer 2017 anymore, you probably haven’t watched the music video for Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s hit “Despacito” recently. And that may be just as well. The reigning most-viewed YouTube video was vandalized and then taken off the platform for a few hours on Tuesday morning after hackers infiltrated the account that hosted it.
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