ChainCatcher reported that the official YouTube channel of the Supreme Court of India, which has more than 217,000 followers, was renamed a Ripple-themed account to carry out a cryptocurrency scam. Hackers used the channel to broadcast a fake live video of Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple Labs. The channel also encouraged potential victims to invest in the scam and promised unrealistic returns.

In addition, the hacker renamed the channel, changed the URL, and deleted all videos previously uploaded by the original owner of the account. However, YouTube later had to delete the compromised channel, citing the reason that "the channel was deleted because it violated our community guidelines."