Dr DisRespect Twitter and Twitch Channels Were Hacked Today
Guy "Dr DisRespect" Beahm is one of the most popular content creators on the streaming platform of Twitch with tens of thousands of viewers routinely watching his Twitch streams. The high-profile gaming personality also boasts a very large following on Twitter. This is why plenty of individuals were quick to notice that both the Twitter account and Twitch channel of Dr DisRespect got hacked on Tuesday, April 16th when both his accounts were acting extremely strangely.
Dr DisRespect Twitter and Twitch Hacked
April 16th saw Dr DisRespect warn his viewers to not click on any links that were being posted in the chat of his channel, as his channel was being hacked when Dr DisRespect was live during his normal streaming hours. The streamer also explained to his viewers that his team was working on getting the issue of his channel being hacked resolved.
Unfortunately, the hackers were able to gain control of the streamer's channel and proceeded to change the channel's name to scrimakagrahamclark and post various photos of people, names, and a link to a Discord channel.
The hacking issues did not stop at Twitch for Dr DisRespect, as the hackers were also able to gain control of the Doc's Twitter account where they went on to post several tweets. You can find all of the Tweets that were posted by the social media account of the content creator below.
@drdisrespect Twitter account got hacked! pic.twitter.com/RjR7dSDEkz
— StreakyFly | Fortnite News (@StreakyFly) April 16, 2019
While some damage had been done to the Twitter account and Twitch channel of Dr DisRespect from being hacked, all of the messages and changes to the streamer's channel have since been reverted back to normal.
Dr DisRespect seeing his Twitter and Twitch platforms get hacked is one of the latest instances of a major member of the gaming world being a victim of hacking recently. The official Fortnite Twitter account had been hacked by unknown individuals back during the beginning of April.
H/T - Dexerto
(cover photo courtesy of G Fuel)
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