My YouTube channel being hacked // Lessons learned from hack

[@NetworkChuck]

No one is safe. Glad you had some good measures in place David. Thanks for the tips, will spend some time to reevaluate my security.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Chuck! Stay safe and be careful!

[@macktheripper7454]

I was just watching your video chuck about reverse shells with netcat .. trying to explain to my wife was going nowhere .. your video helped a lot! Hope life is treating you well.

[@seif9923]

I bet it was you

[@nagie9374]

might be you chuck....hahaa...ill have to put this in measure too.Prroud of you from Kenya.

[@lilith1504]

LMAO. Prepare a trap in front of your backdoor, and remote attacker by SSH!

[@400EMP]

I'm loving the fact that KZbinrs like you, John Hammond, NetworkChuck, and others are making it known of the proliferation of attacks on youtube channels. Doing a service for everyone else who should reevaluate their security before it is too late. Always a welcomed wake up call.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Ray. It's really important that people are made aware.

[@LarryLarr1]

Hey Neil I am very sorry to hear about your situation. I also had cancer. By the grace of God I made it through. Brother keep hope alive. Stay strong. Lance

[@macktheripper7454]

Glad to hear about your recovery. My sister also beat it. Thank god

[@mrsimo7144]

All the best

[@davidbombal]

Thank you for sharing Lance!

[@rileydavidjesus]

You will beat it!

[@chuckobra]

Our prayers for Neil and many of us are very grateful for your channel, David. Thank you!

[@davidbombal]

You are very welcome! Agreed. Neal needs our prayers right now.

[@chuckobra]

@@davidbombal Neal, sorry...

[@stephenflores5050]

It's a very rare person and or business who will be this transparent about a breach. This speaks volumes about David his team and his friends in the field. He took this and used it as a teaching experience. Thanks David and all the awesome folks who contributed to this.

[@courageousmelon5654]

2FA cookie stealing is also a thing, the attacker doesn't need access to a phone absolutely. This is also a vulnerability, though a way lesser one, for Yubikey.

[@tubodenn]

100% agree on this one, easier to steal cookies on the very machine breached than trying to exploit a second device with 2FA. I mean I don't know YT 2FA workflow but I would assume that is risk based and there is device binding features there too, meaning the a device is trusted for a period of time after being identified as a trusted device from the user. SoD is key in this scenarios, and also response is fundamental and still part of security operations. Always use different users for admin and daily operations. Keep up the good work!

[@ojochegbe_]

❤️❤️❤️

[@PracticalNetworking]

Sorry this happened to you, David. I suppose this is proof that _it can happen to even the absolute best of us._ *Thank you for your transparency* through all this and for *turning this into something positive to teach and educate others.* You are a gem for this community.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Ed! Looking forward to our next video :)

[@jimpn8134]

Good job. It seems you got everything under control and you dealt with the situation professionally. We are here to support you and your team.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you very much. We did try our best in a very difficult situation.

[@CharlieG111]

Thanks. The guy that just new what is internet at the age of 18 in 2016 and just knew what is networking or cyber security at the age of 23. This guy after watching your channel videos within 8 month spent more than 1000 hours of learning for cyber security. I appreciate every guideline you give. Thanks again.

[@aleterra]

3:43 David, that is so true. Everybody can fall for scammers, it doesn't matter who we are, we all make mistakes and sometimes we are caught with the guard down. Thank you for all your content and encouragement! Glad you managed to restore your channel.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you! And you're welcome!

[@ritikmalik8294]

Everyone got hacked and learn from their mistakes and become better than before we are with you David thanks for this information 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Chatec]

That was devastating experience, I am certain you came out stronger and basing on the quick measures you employed, things are going to be well going forward. My sincere prayers to Neil, I pray he gets well soonest.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you! Agreed. Compared to what Neal is dealing with, my challenges are so much smaller.

[@hermonkidane1503]

Wishing Neil a speedy recovery, And tremendous amount of respect to you David, it's not just the technical side with you, you're genuinely awesome person openly sharing even such incidents, so kudos to you. You'll get past this in no time am sure.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for sharing your story, David. These kinds of stories help so many others take a closer look at their own security.

[@Danny2346]

David, do not be discouraged, this could happen to any of us .as a matter of fact, one of my Instagram was hacked , but I was able to recover it in 2 days . I fell for a very creative,new social engineering tactic. They impersonated one of my friends and I didn't corroborate that was my friend. Well, like we say in cybersecurity: "lessons learned". Thank you again for all the amazing content you share on your channel. I'm sending prayers and good vibes to Neil. Stay safe!

[@travislodes5378]

I personally appreciate all you have done. You have constantly motivated me in my journey so far, and there is still so much more to learn. Take your own advice, don't beat yourself up, keep moving forward, and keep improving. You have an awesome network, utilize it, and know we are with you and here for you.

[@chriswebb98]

Sorry this happened to you, David. I am a recent subscriber to you and have a backlog of videos that I have to watch. I am currently in college learning some of the very things that you have content on. I have chosen this path as a career of Cybersecurity. As you mentioned, just ignore the haters and keep moving forward. Keep up the good work!

[@dave24-73]

Glad to see your content and site are still alive. Sometimes you are limited to foreseeing what others do when hacking, and usually people only learn from others either building commercial products to safe guard people, or better still people like yourself sharing information. There will alway be a back door of some sort sadly, it is more about minimising the impact of being hacked, by locking accounts to lower levels, and backing up important data, you at least mitigate the level of damage done, and allow a restore point. Let’s keep the channel alive, by hitting that thumbs up.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you

[@brian.-_393i3.-_]

Good luck, congrats for having everything back so quickly. I've been studying from a lot of different sources, and honestly it is hard to get a clue on who targets you. It is so hard to feel safe these days, specially if you're still learning things, you become an easy target. I have also been hacked recently and it made my life much harder, we waste time and energy dealing with the things. May god bless Neil with his altruism, and provide him health and strength to remain resilient through the hard days. Cheers

[@notreallyme425]

In the past I had to leave my car parked outside. I was super vigilant to make sure it was locked and not keep belongs inside. After many years I forgot to lock it, JUST 1 TIME and all my stuff got stolen. I thought it was just bad luck that a thief chose that 1 night to check my car. The police told me no, at least 1 person walks the neighborhood every night checking for unlocked doors on cars. Lesson learned: in security it only takes 1 time to get hacked - our systems are under constant attack. Glad you got your channel restored and appreciate your candid video!

[@davidbombal]

Exactly. It just takes one mistake unfortunately. And we are all humans and all make mistakes.

[@AlexElement]

You are a professional David! Keep up!!! Cybersecurity field is so vast, but your channel helped me a lot with all those interviews, getting to know what I don't know, and maybe starting a career in this field on day!

[@d4rthremes]

Your channel is one of my personal favorites and your videos/interviews are some of the best youtube has to offer. Really glad for BOTH our sakes that your channel still exists! You seem like a genuinely nice guy and I really hope other people's negativity isn't getting you down. Seriously man, you're doing a great job! Just keep being you!!

[@juliusrowe9374]

David, sorry this happened to a great channel like yours. I believe you are starting in the right direction by implementing "separation of duties" among your team members too. My prayers are for Neal Bridges who has been an inspiration to me even though I butcher the spelling of his first name when him and I connected via LinkedIn. We are all fighting in your corner Neal!

[@tristix3721]

Murphy's Law is an axiom. I love the fact that your channel got hacked, it's eye-opening for me. Always appreciate your transparency and useful contents and guests. Will always be your loyal subscriber.

[@scwyldspirit]

Thank goodness you were able to get it restored. I told another creator a year ago about restricting access, and his big thing was and still is that IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME. If they can get you David or even John Hammond they will try and go after anyone.

[@mickbyrne9]

Sorry this happened to you and your team. I am glad though that you released the video. I realised I had an unrealistic sense of cyber confidence before I watched this video and now I feel I need to re-evaluate this and make sure I keep myself and family safer online. Thanks for your content. I am a big fan.

[@shaileshsingh8267]

Glad to know David Your channel is safe now!! I know since you were at 500k now you have 1 million subs ❤️❤️

[@danpets]

David, I'm very sorry to hear about your experience of being hacked. At our business we went though a ransomed attack, and lost a lot of data. Now we, just like you have taken corrective measures to deal with this. You are correct, social engineering is one of the hardest to protect against when you have employees. I would like to see you do a video on how the best way to deal with security with youtube, as I see this happening too more channels all the time. Thanks again for the great update, I do like to watch your videos.

[@TinkerTech]

Wow man that's heavy news about Neil. I'm sure I'm not the only one that has gained a massive amount of knowledge in a very short time thanks to that man. He is a resource that benefits everyone that is blessed to come across his path.

[@teomcam]

If anyone thinks the learning curve is a smooth and easy ride, they should go back home and lock themselves in without skipping the blackout of curtains. Today I learned no matter how good at what we are doing, there will always be something else to deal with. Thank you, David, for sharing this experience with us.

[@lfernandorg]

So sorry about what happen, these things sucks, I'm glad that you got you channel back!

[@mihnealazar7039]

Thanks for the video! Please don’t be too harsh on the member of the team that got hacked (as some suggested), I’m sure they feel pretty bad already.

[@yonite4355]

I am glad you came out of it victorious, and for Niel, I wish him a speedy recovery

[@luismarrero9293]

Mr. David you are a great person and a great communicator. I feel bad for what happened to you but as an IT Admin I understand the situation, like you mentioned it just need one person or one little mistake and that's it. limiting the access to the users it is a good way to go to minimized damages. I hope you complete recover from this because I enjoyed 100% all the content you give to us everyday. my best wishes for you.

[@andrejristovski5955]

David, very sorry about what happened with your Channel. You are doing great thing for all off us talking about what happened. I am sure you will manage to improve the security in your team and this kind of incident will not happen again. Really sad about your friend USA, hope he will get better!

[@emreyavuz4706]

I am sorry you had this issue David, I wanna say, if we look to the bright side of the coin, the profile of viewers of your channel are mostly related with the it and cyber security can take the message that, if you can be hacked, anyone can! Then hopefully it will change the mindset of people within these sectors and make the things more serious.

[@KBE87]

Having people like you and John Hammond make these videos is a reminder for all of us that these things happen, even to the best in the field. Best of luck recovering back to a state where you trust your technical environment! I'm looking forward to your video series on how to improve operational security, I'm sure it will be very insightful!

[@quadraticfunction8045]

Bought your multiple courses over the past few weeks on Udemy to support your channel and awesome content. Subscribed and pressed the bell icon here as well. Looking forward to more security/networking videos as I am currently studying for CCNA. Your motivation helped me start CCNA and got a Network Engineer position while I am still studying for CCNA. Thank you!

[@axce4989]

David I am sorry this happened to you. I’m very new to this field and it is eye opening to see how fast things can go wrong if you aren’t careful. Although I would never wish this to happen to you, I do thank you, for making this a teaching moment and helping inform everyone in the ways to be better prepared in the days to come. I’ve also watched the videos that you and Neal have done together and a lot of his advice and guidance is what I’ve been implementing in my new ways of learning as much as possible in cyber security. I will continue to send as much support to you both in the days to come.

[@bakedmuffinman87]

Hey David, Great advice. and great to see other youtubers here in the comments supporting you.

[@lyricalnatty]

Thank YOU sir, if me just a grain of sand can contribute a little by hitting the like button then I'm more than happy to do it. And for the simple fact is your content is truly amazing.

[@sortsnakeksperiment]

Hi David. Thanks for making a video of "behind the scenes". You are right. it can happen to everyone so I'm happy you take it to a place where people can learn from this.

[@TheSkull01]

So sorry this happened David! Thank you for the transparency and for helping all of us take a second look at our security posture. And don't worry, we all are humans that make mistakes.

[@srikeshmaharaj]

As the saying goes.. Its not "Will I be hacked", but rather "When will I be hacked"... Happy to hear about the safety measures (contributor vs owner roles etc). Great tips shared, so once again thank you @David Bombal!

[@CyberNancy]

Since you asked how you handled this - you took action (identified issue, remediation, report to IPC), you shared news of it quickly and openly with your viewers, and you shared attacker attribution and their techniques, tactics, and procedures. Without further details of what went on behind the scenes in your shop, I’d say what you did was very good, and I’m not sure what you could be expected to do better given the circumstances. Perhaps when you have the time, you could share more details about how the MFA was exploited. MFA seems to be thought of as a panacea in the eyes of many people, much the same way some people feel VPN will protect you from everything. I also really appreciate you taking responsibility for it - not that this incident is “on you”, but I admire your extreme ownership of the incident. In the end, understand what happened, address it, learn from it and move forward aware of what you learned.

[@venkateshnambi1576]

Thanks David . Got to learn important lessons . It's a brave attempt and many KZbinrs like you have come forward and discuss about it. Made me realise how Simple lookalike phishing mail can provide this level of damage.

[@shaneofgames3825]

Thank you for your great example as a leader, taking responsibility for your channel getting hacked and not firing the person working for you. It’s very important for the world to run well. My job is experiencing extreme difficulty, and I’m seeing disturbing patterns play out across the world, but at the end of the day each of us individually has to try for things to go well, and all I meant is as a leader taking ownership is very crucial (and becoming rare). Thanks for the channel and the example of trying to be a good person.

[@mr_mentlegan]

Sorry to hear about Neil, wish he get better soon and come to your channel again What happened to you can happen to anyone, thanks for sharing the sights Stay safe & Take care David

[@cjclone6025]

It could happen to everybody. I was phished by an email and almost got my whole google account deleted. I really was anxious when that happened to me.After sending proofs to the youtube teem for days,i was able to recover my account and channels i understand the feelings when your account is in danger. Good job david,keep teaching us with your wonderful courses!

[@Just_A_Tech.._]

So sorry about what happened David, glad you took care of it.

[@Lameth007]

Sorry this happened. Really glad your not letting the person that was compromised go. it would have been antithetical to your teachings. Its a good teachable moment for everyone.

[@S0ll]

Glad that you got your channel back and please we need more videos on how we can secure our devices for our family and friends. Thank you Sir and God bless you.

[@pariseau23]

If you lose followers its because they don't know; Hacker only needs to be right once, while the people defending needs to be right all the time. I think its awesome that instead of just doing damage control you are sharing, so that others that it hasn't happened to can learn and avoid it happening to them. Things happen, we learn from it and grow from it. Sorry it happened to you but thanks for turning into a learning experience. Nothing but respect.

[@SCTiberius]

glad you recovered fast from this incident. I think it would be great and benificial for everyone if you can make a video about an incident reponse playbook for a hack such as this, a lot of people dont have friends like the ones you have and having a detailed playbook on how to respond to an incident would be great.

[@purfektsleep6383]

David thanks for your honesty and vulnerability. Many people wouldn't have admitted what had happened.

[@albertomarletta4295]

No!!! I can't believe this!!! Why disturb your KZbin channel!!! This is a channel full of information for all people who want to learn more about networking and security. I am a Security network engineer, I follow your channel because it is always interesting and professional. Never, never use any version of Microsoft® Windows® when working with security: Unix Sun Solaris was a platform I trusted but now, unfortunately we have Oracle Solaris... that is not the same so Apple® MacOS and Linux are the ONLY platforms to use. I am definitely very glad that the situation could be resolved well!!! Please continue with your wonderful work!!!

[@tud5200]

Although it's a shame things like this happen, I like that you pointed out that even people well versed in cybersecurity are at risk, and people doing this kind of stuff are quite ingenious. I'm glad you managed to regain control so quickly. Average people usually think they aren't important enough to be the sole target of an attack, but the structure they are part of can most definitely be, and they can be the way in for such attackers.

[@zadekeys2194]

The average person thinks that need to be targeted, not knowing that it's all automated attacks.

[@tud5200]

@@zadekeys2194 That's also a fair point. I heard more than once the phrase "What do they want from me", thinking someone is specifically targeting them

[@learneducateteach9624]

Glad you recovered your Channel David!! that’s why we say in Cyber Security nothing is impossible.

[@fun_iqp]

Blessings to Neal. And we are going to encounter these kind of attacks more and more, so let's keep learning..

[@NowWhat01]

David don't dwell on it too long. What you could've done better are all the things that you're about to put in place. Sorry it happened, but glad to see your incident response team, and time where on point. Keep pushing ahead good sir!

[@michaeldawai9600]

Thanks for the info, and sorry for the incident encountered. If it doesn't break you, it will only make you stronger 💪.

[@r188ops8]

The compartmentalising of everything is an excellent idea David. Hope you get it all back to normal soon.

[@sols.2525]

I dont think there is anything you could have done better. Nothing is 100%. You said it yourself, it happens to the best of us because everyone makes mistakes. All you can do is train, make adjustments, change policies, or things like that. You acted pretty fast and got it fixed. Thats the important thing. Thank you for sharing the story. It was a semi public thing but also private and I think its awesome you shared. I also think its great you didnt fire your employee.

[@thehalf8]

Awesome stuff, I think we all want this kind of transparency all the time. Someone once told me it's not how you fucked something up or how something got fucked up that defines true character, but rather how you approach the event afterwards and how you bounce back.

[@BobBob-qm2bm]

David B thanks for keeping us informed with real and relevant content. I really appreciate your giving us a peek behind the scenes. This is why we love this channel, You are a real DUDE. Prayers for Neal Bridges and family.

[@karlo211091]

Neil never give up... I am very happy that you and your team managed to restore your page ... It is the best channel on youtube I have ever subscribed

[@1400eeyore]

So sorry this happened David! Recovery was quick.I'm rooting for you.

[@FieldObservatory]

Even in the worst situations, you make it beneficial and teach the people around you to avoid it. You are a gem.

[@makiyarichard]

You been nothing but giving brilliant and free content and educated many. Sorry about the hack David, cheer up and thanks for always thinking and teaching security for free.

[@rbovens]

Hi David, first of all sorry to hear this happened to you. Seems like you already took some measures, somehow someone gained access. I really admire your honesty and transparency. I think we all have lessons learned on this one because you shared this with us. And prayers for your good friend who started treatment and who helped you.

[@duscraftphoto]

Glad that you got everything back up and running! I always look forward to new content! Don't worry about the haters, everyone has them ha ha!

[@moisesmatias1125]

Thanks for your transparency and lessons, even with such bad event happening, you gave us a great explanation and shared the lessons learnt through it. Thaks for being one of the content creators who helped through my Cybersecurity and IT Journey. Glad to have you here with us.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you! I appreciate that!

[@ryankitching5936]

David!!!! I’ve been sending all kinds of people to your channel to learn about the rubber ducky The west coast of SA is going thru drama. Sim jacking is going mad here

[@ibot1988]

I think it would be even more helpful and interesting to explain what exactly happened there. Especially since this channel is also about security. "2fa can be bypassed" is a bold statement to make without more information. Just my 2 cents but I would assume the person with editor rights who was phished was still logged in into google / youtube. So there was no need to bypass anything if you simply can steal the session itself. But nice to hear you guys recovered everything!

[@webcomment8895]

Ya, he keeps saying it can be bypassed without following through with details on how it was bypassed

[@husseindhooma5816]

WOW David this was seriously sick i tell you, I can't imagine what a nightmare it must have been for you and your team to go through. Just glad you were able to get back up and running so quick. You will always have my support, your mentorship videos are just what we guys look for in KZbin. On another note, I did not know Neal had Cancer, OMG I was completely shocked.Our prayers and wishes go out to him and his family. I think I might have been caught out as well, on the same time you got hacked I saw a message on my laptop saying Congratulations and to connect with you on Telegram as I won a prize. I tried to connect on a spare phone but nothing happened. I deleted my Telegram, just hope I didnt get a virus or anything. Anyways you take care, god bless, PLEASE dont FIRE the guy, MISTAKES do happen and it's a learning point for everyone.

[@AaronSchmidt52]

Thank you for share your leasons learned and glad to hear you didn't loose the channel completely.

[@docdon]

Your are very decent guy. Sorry to hear that your KZbin got hacked. And glad to hear your Channel is back.

[@louis417asdo]

So sorry to hear Neil about the cancer, I wish him all the best.

[@mercuryman7]

David, through all your work, you're one of the people who are really trying to make this world a better and safer place. Glad to see this serious incident doesn't discourage you from continuing your mission. Thank you for your continous effort to sensitize and educate people on digital safety. Like the best do, you manage to turn a setback into an opportunity by informing people like us about what to pay attention to. Keep up your very important work. You are one of our true beacons of light in a sometimes dark online universe.

[@mr.docker7699]

I'm so sorry about this situation Mr. David. I enjoy watching your videos and Udemy courses. Good luck and have a nice day. We love watching you😇

[@giusepperossi5720]

Hi David. Thanks for your transparency about the bad experience you passed through. Great to hear that Neal Bridges helped you immediately to remediate the situation (God bless him, I wish him all the very best). As a private user, I use a lot 2FA for different services already but I'm wondering if I could migrate from 2FA with Apps to 2FA with Hardware. I'll go to review my security and my family too. Thanks again for sharing.

[@christhompson1959]

EXTERNAL 2FA IS WHERE ITS AT! Love your videos man! Seriously amazing stuff here! Props 👏👏 Can't lie, I'm actually glad this happened, this way you have THIS video that gave me helpful information and realize how the external 2FA is way more important than first realized. Much support here David! IGNORE THEM HATERS DAVID!

[@matthieujoly]

Really thank you for your honesty about what happened to you / your team.

[@hunara.]

This event is truly unfortunate, but goes to show that everyone is vulnerable. It doesn't matter how hardened an environment is, a way to compromise it exists. I'm happy to remain a subscriber as this singular event does not diminish the value that this channel has provided to me and countless others.

[@penocrat]

Hey, sir. I'm sorry to hear about Neil. I pray for his quick recovery. And I know these recent days would've been a jumble of functions for you too. Just know that you're a good man, trying his best to make the world a better place, in your own way, which is still enough... And no matter the derogatory remarks you may have and still will receive from *haters*, of course, I know that you're destined for greatness and you ain't coming down anytime soon, not even in the distant future. I love you, man... And my prayers for Neils once again!❤❤❤

[@el_gol]

I was waiting for this video since you told us you had been hacked. Amazing video as always.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you very much Fabian!

[@ארזבכר-ה2ע]

Hey David, I hope no real harm was done. Thank you for all the good you do in the world. I'm going to stay a subscriber and support as much as I can.

[@mariocastelhano6375]

David. I am sorry to what happened to you, your channel, and your team. Thank you to let us know and to teach us so much about security. I am trying to learn as much as possible, to avoid the myriad of daily traps but it is, really, difficult. We can never say that will not happen. Thank you again and All the Best.

[@sam-bhav]

No matter how hard you try to secure yourself, on the internet, there may be million other ways to get pwned. It's a relief that you were able to get it all back. As always, Keep on posting new content, there is a lot to learn.

[@ThomasLoyd]

David, the weakest link is ALWAYS going to be the warm pudgie. A critical analysis of personnel will help, but I always keep in mind the Japanese Phrase: Saru mo ki kara ochiiru. Which translates to "Even monkeys fall from trees." Security is like that too so mitigate as best you can but figure out an acceptable idea for your pain point and always be aware of it. Eventually complacency creeps into your security posture so keep that in mind. As someone who used to be deep into security, the best suggestions I could share with you are: 1) NEVER trust email 2) Turn your damn computer off when you're not using it (that would include servers too if you have sensitive shit on it). 3) Have a good Contigency Plan in place just in case your monkey falls from the tree. 4) Windows suck. But realize it is still the person using it that is your primary problem. Windows just compounds it, like a monkey swinging in a tree. Mac Sucks too. Linux sucks too (but not as sucky as the others). You can ONLY UN-SUCK them so much. Human complacency and/or stupidity will still over or under whelm them eventually. 5) You're still awesome and thank you for sharing like you do!

[@matthewsasu7682]

Thank you David for your videos. So sorry the attack. I am learning a lot from you. You are my mentor. Just keep going. My regards to your friend

[@DrPsihais]

No one is invincible and unbeatable, we all have our moments of unawares, these things happen thats what makes us human. As for security aspect physical 2FA keys, restricting permission’s and maybe regular reminders to team, you mentioned your self alot and there is not much more to add. Keep up to create great content looking forward to see more videos.

[@jewellrya]

Hi David.. It is said that if it did't kill you, it will strengthen you.. Look at the bright side. You are now able to know your weaknesses and the faults in your system. They helped you. In fact, you did not lose anything as the response to the attak proved the efficiency of you and your team. Do not forget, You are the one who always says that we learn lessons daily. Regards, Neil be brave and get well soon ♡♡♡♡

[@jasonpitts8395]

Damn. I hate to hear that about Neel. Glad your channel is back David

[@leeustadh2735]

What doesn't kill you, definitely makes you stronger. Kudos to the work you do, analyzing networks and their securities.

[@GadgeteerZA]

Really sorry this happened to your channel. Have to say, I loved that non-Windows advice (yes, I've been following that!). It is a problem that KZbin offers so many fallbacks to 2FA. But I saw another channel also have someone replying (using similar name to channel owner) and saying they'd won a prize for their comment on the channel, and to connect to their Telegram channel for further details. Of course, it all looked like the channel owner and I nearly fell for it, but luckily it was a stupid scammer who left his phone number visible, and that showed a person using an MTN Nigeria phone number. So another tip is to watch out for that lure (subscribers), and also to hide your own phone number on any instant messenger service as you don't want to give your phone number away (it is juicy vector to exploit, and gets past 2FA often).

[@ibrahimabdeltawab6418]

Good people always face such things from Bad people, so please be strong 💪, be confident , be happy. We love you David, we learn and will still learn from you. We support you David

[@vic9577]

Sorry to hear you got hacked 😔 , I'm glad you made a video about it as it proves that this can happen to anyone of us.

[@steelfalconx2000]

Neal is an absolute GOAT I hope he pulls through this difficult time.

[@jarheadtanker0311]

Glad you were able to recover from this, David! It is not a matter of IF you get hacked; it is a matter of WHEN you get hacked. Your disaster recovery went much better than some! Learn your lessons from this and go through your entire defenses and look at where you can make improvements. Best of luck!