PewDiePie fan releases ransomware to increase the YouTuber’s subscriber count


  • TECH
  • Friday, 29 Mar 2019

PewDiePie in a screenshot from a video posted on March 12, 2019. The YouTuber has more than 89 million subscribes on the video platform. — YouTube

PewDiePie is in the news, and yes, it's for the wrong reason again. This time after his "alleged" fan or fans reportedly released a ransomware with a note that reads “Subscribe to PewDiePie”.

According to The Independent, the ransomware named PewCrypt locks people from accessing their data and the creator claims that they would not get it back until PewDiePie’s YouTube account gets 100 million subscribers.It is unclear how the ransomware is distributed or how many victims it has claimed so far.

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