Tens of thousands watch fake Apple live stream on YouTube
Scammers ran a fake Apple Livestream hours after the real keynote presentation. The link took tens of thousands of viewers to an old interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook. Fake logos pointed to a dubious-looking crypto website.
On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, Apple presented new products at its special event. Millions of people around the world awaited CEO Tim Cook’s latest keynote.
A group of scammers also took advantage of this. Shortly after the real event, they ran a fake Apple live stream on YouTube. He contained an old CNN2018 interview with Cook, apparently designed to draw the attention of Apple enthusiasts to a crypto scam. With success: tens of thousands of people tuned in.
Fake Apple livestream led to dubious crypto website
As The Verge reported, both the title and the description of the live stream attracted interest by including Apple keywords. For example, the broadcast was called “Apple Event Live. Ceo of Apple Tim Cook: Apple & Metaverse in 2022”.
In addition, the live stream was filled with reports about a dubious crypto website. The scammers also added Bitcoin and Ethereum logos. In order to disguise the actual source of the included interview, the streamers also covered it up CNN-Logo with the words “Apple Crypto Event 2022”.
Tens of thousands followed the fake YouTube link
While there were many signs pointing to a fake live stream, it took place at a time when Apple was in the global spotlight. Because the fake broadcast went online just hours after the real Apple Keynote presentation.
Shortly before The Verge published the article, the fake Apple Livestream had around 70,000 views. The US tech magazine also found another stream that allegedly showed an event with Cook and Tesla CEO Elon Musk about Apple and the Metaverse.
This link was also a fake stream, directing around 10,000 viewers to a dubious crypto website. The stream has since been removed from YouTube.
On requests from The Verge YouTube hasn’t responded yet. However, the online service deleted the fake Apple Livestream shortly after the online magazine published the relevant article. The reason given was violation of the terms of use.
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