Son of a Glitch was Hacked!

On the 4th of April 2024, the channel was hacked! Here's the story of how it went down.
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[@AStartShow]

This is one of the most important videos I've ever made! I really need your support on getting the channel out there and the message of this video out there too! Please, whatever you can do, if you're new to my content, Subscribe and if you enjoyed this video or learnt something from it, please Like it and Share it around. The future of this channel is in your hands. Thank you so much for your kind words over this very stressful time, but we aren't out of the woods yet! Thank you Andy (A+Start)

[@bluelightning2016]

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[@brziperiod]

This is the same attack that got LTT

[@NickoTHPS]

I understand. This kinda sounds very sad. Now that you have it back, I'm happy to see what you give us to watch next...!

[@FanBoyyyyyyyy]

If you want a idea to push viewers maybe just do super cuts of a bunch of episodes in like hour chunks to Garner background audio viewers

[@EmperorZelos]

You mispronounced Twitter.

[@MrNuke101]

It sucks that your channel got hacked, it's been an ever increasing issue over the years and I hope KZbin figures out a way to stop these monsters!

[@SECONDQUEST]

Honestly, it's this guy's fault. He got social engineered. Seems like he didn't have 2 factor authentication. KZbin already has a system in place, this guy just kinda did the big dumb thing.

[@AStartShow]

It really is, I just hope i can help get the message out there about security. Thank you :)

[@DualVission]

​@@SECONDQUESTthis is false. KZbin's 2FA is only for writing the session token. So stealing the session token supercedes this authentication. Yes, this is a problem with learning about the social engineering, BUT KZbin does need to improve security with the session tokens.

[@freakishtech2310]

Unfortunately the sad thing is there's no real permanent solution to stop these hackers. Hackers will always find and create new methods to get around their security measures as they are persistent. Sure youtube can put up more newer measures but that only covers the current tools that hackers use They will never know any new methods hackers will come up with in the future. By the time they find out about it it will always be too late. The damage would already have been done by that point. It's just an endless uphill battle with hackers. The best they could do is just to adapt as it happens.

[@france6873]

@@SECONDQUEST This happened to Ali Koca as well,but they got access to his Computer

[@jazzerjaw]

I didn't even know you were hacked, but this video showed up just now and I'm happy you're in control again, instead of having those guys take over. I've been with your videos for years, literally since *I* was a teen, now I'm an adult myself. It's been crazy to see your growth, hoping things only go up from here!

[@AStartShow]

Thank you for sticking around as long as you have, thank you :(

[@Charles-xc7hb]

Same here although I will say this, anyone can fall for something like this and that includes very smart people as we are flawed and will always miss something so the best way to not miss something as often is to know how people will trick you into doing what they want you to do

[@goldenalex22]

I had no idea you were even hacked either, but damn. exactly the same story as multiple others just different sponsors… I’m glad you’re back in control too

[@lancecape8021]

@@AStartShowi subbed and I never unsubscribed

[@xxsusmasterxx5491]

Same here!

[@sprinkledaemon]

man, the fact that i haven't thought about this channel in years despite being subscribed with notifications on really says something about how terrible youtube's algorithm system is. i've missed you!

[@Jackpkmn]

Really says more about your refusal to use your sub box than anything wrong with youtube tbh. Fun fact: the front page is not your sub box. Expecting it to feed you all the videos from your subscribed videos is not its job.

[@Bukki13]

If you don’t check your notifications that’s you fault

[@OvrDrive_]

I almost forgot about this channel until I saw this video in my recommended. Now I have all of the memories of this channel flooding back. Thank you for all you do.

[@ShayyTV]

Yeah, I've been getting a few of these fake sponsorship reach outs myself - they always send you an archive file with a password for "security" that houses a few "assets" and then a "contract agreement". In the cases I've seen, the file extension is usually a windows screen saver extension. Opening this or even just having it on your PC will usually spell very bad news. Good rule of thumb is that legit sponsorships will never make you download a sketchy file like this, and contract agreements will usually be on a website or a google document and not something you need to download. It's very concerning how legit some of these people can appear at first. Sorry this happened to you and I hope you are able to recover from this!

[@mideviltrey]

Wasn't expecting to find one of the best Undertale KZbinrs here.

[@Thekromerguy]

@@mideviltrey fr

[@shattre6087]

oh hi

[@RalseiTheGoat]

Shayy jumpscare

[@swizzzzzzzzzzle]

"wAsn'T eXpEcTiNg sHaYy HeRe!" - literally everybody

[@CaptainEggcellent]

Its refreshing to hear the creator take responsibility. Too often in these videos the KZbinr is vague about what actually happened but the only way to stop it happening is to explain HOW it happened. Good to see you have it all sorted ❤

[@AStartShow]

It was a setup that was far too easy to slip into and I wish I'd never responded to that original message. But we live and learn right haha :) thank you

[@SirKittyMcMittens]

​@@AStartShow you might not know or realize it yet, but showing us what happened and how you slipped into this will save someone watching this video from slipping the same way in the future. Silverlining to a shitty situation ❤

[@Prestonthefox]

@@AStartShowsonic refrence

[@aviationboi11]

@@Prestonthefox how on earth is it a sonic reference 💀

[@Prestonthefox]

@@aviationboi11 he said live and learn

[@antominom8175]

The irony that i got a shopify ad at the end of this video is wild

[@wolfanddark]

Dude, couldn't believe how sh*** the KZbin algorithm really is. You were the first that filled my need for glitch videos 10 years ago and i've waited for new videos for years and almost gave up just to learn that you upload new videos for over 6 month? Glad to have you back, really!

[@Ken_yie]

As a community. Let's reach 1 million subscribers with this video!

[@AStartShow]

I'd love that more than anything :) thank you

[@mentalist0808]

@@AStartShow WE ARE ROOTING FOR YOU!

[@flixgames4141]

Yeah!!!

[@GamesAndAnimes]

👍

[@ethan7754]

Let's goooo I know you can do ittt!!

[@Pika_2974]

I randomly decided to search up Son of a Glitch, after recently thinking about this channel, I've always liked this channel and the glitches showcased for years! Keep up the great work, and I hope we'll get to see much, much more in the future! Stay strong!!

[@AStartShow]

More to come and I hope you still enjoy it :) Thank you

[@clixism]

I love A+ start! I hope this helps you take off, your content is fantastic and you deserve so much more!

[@maxparece4155]

I remember this happening to Nathaniel Bandy a while back. They got in using an old email address that was completely disused. He got the channel back of course, but he also lost a large amount of subs and terrified that the channel could be screwed. When I saw the channel got hacked, I felt the same thing I felt when Bandy was hacked. Glad you got the channel back and everything seems to mostly be intact.

[@AStartShow]

He reached out to me during this and that was a great comfort, to see he got his channel back gave me hope :)

[@Outside998]

I remember that. What I did when I saw the live stream was open the channel, because the @ handle stays the same, and it showed Bandy's name. So I put two and two together and stayed subscribed, hoping he would get his channel back.

[@maxparece4155]

@@Outside998I figured it out because I saw it happen right as it occurred, so they didn’t even change the channel name as of that moment. Plus I would’ve never subbed to a channel like that anyways, so I knew it was some sort of hack even if I didn’t catch the channel name being unchanged.

[@WindoIsHere]

Yeah, my channel is very small so I know when it is fake because nobody wants to sponsor a ten sub channel!

[@kronemerj]

Yeah it's been a growing issue on KZbin in general. Really sucks

[@aohou]

Thanks for sharing this story. People always think that scams are a joke and that they would never fall for them but situations like this reveal how easy it is to fall for them. I used to always watch Son of a Glitch so good look getting back into content!

[@AStartShow]

I honestly thought it couldn't happen to me, and if I can help others avoid this situation, then it's all been worth it :) thank you

[@GamesAndAnimes]

👍

[@RunicSigils]

It only worked because he was desperate. Turning off your brain in desperation doesn't happen to everyone.

[@ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks]

Thinking you are immune makes you a perfect target. ​@@RunicSigils

[@GamesAndAnimes]

@@RunicSigils 😟

[@kratosbrock3843]

So sorry you had to go through this, Andy. Hope the recovery is at the very least steady. I may not be here all the time to watch all your stuff, but when I do come across you even after a while, it doesn't get old. Thank you for doing what you do & doing the best that you can, and I wish you & your loved ones nothing but the best.

[@nekodayork9843]

You need one million!! You deserve way more! I love watching your videos, I’ll make sure to watch your content way more 🙌🏽

[@ggnicklu]

I saw the channel getting hacked live, it was incredibly sad. I've been watching your channel for so long and your content was always so entertaining to me. I'm glad everything is back in your hand now and let me ask you to PLEASE don't ever be discouraged to keep the channel going. You have achieved so much in these years, even outside of KZbin and I couldn't be happier with everything.

[@AStartShow]

Thank you so much, and I won't give up :)

[@Hangman1313]

Yeah, I was watching that too. On the one hand I was heartbroken that a genuinely great creator had gotten taken over like that. On the other hand, the crappy live stream was kind of hilarious with all the crap they were trying to peddle. I mean, I have very little doubt anyone actually bought into it. It was trippy. I'm super glad you're back though, always great stuff from you bud. Welcome back.

[@tigerofdoom]

I got the alert that the crypto video went live, and immediately went to Twitter. Sorry this happened to you! I hope you're able to drive that engagement. I'll do what I can to engage, too

[@TheDarkOne2217]

Just wanted to say thank you so much for the content not only was it so cool and funny seeing you break some of my all time favorite games but your videos helped me to make some amazing speedrun attempts too... From the bottom of my heart I wish you get that one million subs and continue to make some amazing content much love all the way from south Africa

[@FrankByDaylight]

I was trying to find your channel literally last week and couldn't! So glad you got the account back and I'll continue to support you!!

[@davidzea-smith1417]

Same

[@AStartShow]

Thank you, glad to have you here :)

[@B1uStar17_]

@@AStartShow That must’ve been very scary because almost everything went down the drain, I was curious where your content went

[@FrankByDaylight]

@@AStartShow been here since I was 12. I'm 22 now. Being a part of my childhood and adult hood won't change 🫡

[@AStartShow]

@@B1uStar17_ we still have it all, thank you so much :)

[@krightknight]

I found your channel through this video today. Looks like not all of the KZbin algorithm is against you! I’ll be sticking around I bet, learning and exploring the bugs and glitches that can happen in game development is a great thing. I wish you the best of luck in the chaos that is KZbin’s platform, and hope to be watching more content of yours soon! (also, hope this comment helps boost the channel engagement! 👍🏻👍🏻)

[@lambybunny7173]

Definitely watch the old son of a glitch videos!! They're so good!

[@ConfuSomu]

@@lambybunny7173Yep, they really are! :)

[@Felipe-ef4ep]

Your videos really kept me entertained throughout my childhood so it's so great to hear that you got your channel back!! Wishing you all the best for the future!

[@gruphius]

One of the first and most important things I learned during my Cyber Security classes: Everyone can fall victim to social engineering. No matter how much you know about that topic or how good you are at detecting it, there is at least one sort of social engineering out there that can and most likely will get you at least once in your life.

[@itskdog]

Case in point, even Jim Browning fell victim to a scam that was targeted at him specifically, conning him into deleting his own KZbin channel.

[@TheDeadTheories]

Had it happen to me once. I’ve always been the one to sniff out cyber scams, and still never fallen victim to one. But, in my personal life, I fell victim to a car repair scam that left me $600 poorer, and my car with more damage than before(at least it still drives fine). It. Can. Happen. To. Anyone. And the more complacent you are in thinking you’re not vulnerable, the more you up your chances of being preyed upon. Be safe out there. Peace.

[@JulieSquirrel42]

Absolutely true. If they do enough research and put enough work into it, anyone is vulnerable.

[@7786777777777777]

I can only imagine how terrifying it is for you to just suddenly lose full access to your account like that. My condolences and it's great to see you back on the platform after the incident.

[@ehrenmann69]

epic engagement moment tzufvugkvzghkcertsghkcvb,hjlvbzugl5685ghjvbhjlk

[@Moon-Vixen]

oh man, that's wild. I'm so glad you got everything back now, and I'm happy to help with a comment now that I've seen the video even if I am a bit late! hope things continue to look up!

[@boomgonza]

I am in the same boat.... Right now from what I'm told we are shadow banned until who knows when. Low numbers until the shadow ban is released. I'm told it can take a couple weeks. I was hacked by the same scheme but a different way. Same people live streaming. Ripple. Let me know how it goes and when your numbers go back up. I'm still waiting 😢

[@55thbit]

The bell being just an icon is truthful for me. I thought you had quit KZbin I wasn’t recommended your videos for at least a year but I’m glad you got your channel back and I hope that now that I found you others will as well and that the algorithm is finally fixed itself

[@d1ddle]

same 😅

[@commit7059]

Man, i never saw the livestream but i noticed something was up when i went into a playlist and noticed a video was gone. Im glad you got your channel back these glitch videos were a cornerstone to why im even interested in stuff like programming.

[@AStartShow]

I'm so proud that many people got into game dev because of my silly videos haha :) thank you

[@Gnarpy_Regretevator_Fan]

I kind of forgot you existed.. but i did watch your videos long ago, they were funny and lovable, and it sucks that you got hacked.. but now that your back in control, I may start watching your videos again 💚

[@AStartShow]

Got more on the way and hopefully, you'll love them too :) Thank you

[@xMRxLAMAx]

I’m sorry to hear this and I’m sorry I haven’t checked out your page more often over the last few years! I’ve really enjoyed Son of a Glitch and especially Low Poly and I will check out more of them now!

[@gamingwithpinkster640]

The bit about the bell doing absolutely nothing is actually so true. Glad you reclaimed what's yours!

[@AStartShow]

It's sad but true. thank you for being here :)

[@Bosstoaster]

I've been a fan for years so happy to help boost the engagement. I especially loved the recent MGS vids. Good luck to you on getting those lost subs back.

[@AStartShow]

Haha so you're the one, sadly I though MGS would be more popular, but maybe it was the algorithm sticking again haha :) thank you

[@owenporter38]

I’ve loved your videos for so many years now. Son of a glitch is one of my favorite series and low poly is extremely underrated. (Please make more episodes) it’s good to see you survive after falling so far.

[@DrondaDesuix]

Been here for a long time, used to have your content playing on shuffle while I worked, but the algorithm kinda hid you away from me for a while. Thank goodness you managed to get your account back, and recover the old videos. Commenting on videos, even just a couple of sentences, hugely boosts the frequency of videos showing up in the suggested feed, and rewatching old content pushes even the old videos more often. With long form content it can be a real slog, but major props to you for managing to maintain it for so many year's! Heres to many more to come! 🍻

[@xtrapnation]

glad you're back, was worried for a bit when i saw that "Ripple" was live streaming and when i clicked your channel was already removed

[@AStartShow]

Glad to be back :) thank you

[@YaBoiBoris]

I remember when you first started your low poly series, and it was something so exciting to me! Seeing the chronological order of the models, how they evolved over time in sync with technological developments or things to do with performance and such. It helped to spark a lot of my interest in game development and the behind-the-scenes side of things. And then... you just, disappeared from my algorithm. Long before getting hacked, but zi hope that KZbin's terrible algorithm gets you back into my feed, you amazing man!

[@AStartShow]

It's a story I've seen all too much in the last 15 hours but glad you're here now :) thank you

[@4kleidisc]

​@@AStartShow Please bring back low poly! obviously after you settle down from getting hacked. Maybe a cool 1m thing?

[@diegovargasdiego]

@@4kleidische made a low poly for snake like two months ago

[@4kleidisc]

@@diegovargasdiego wait really? damn gonna watch that with my dinner then!

[@Belbasaur3]

I remember seeing your videos a couple months ago and now i saw this and suddenly remembered that. Im happy that you got your channel back!

[@64channel1889]

Haven’t watched you in a while. Sad to see things have been going poorly. Will definitely watch a couple episodes more!

[@PlanteraBlade]

This seems like the same kind of hack that happened to the LinusTechTips channel a while back. Glad to see you got it restored though!

[@AStartShow]

I think so too, glad to be back though :)

[@HaythamFadhil]

I was thinking the same thing too!

[@tgheretford]

And Jim Browning. The most prominent channel for exposing tech support scams!

[@youisyellow]

@@HaythamFadhil same here

[@ShinyHuman]

And that's a tech channel that fell for it. If they didn't know what was going on it's no wonder this happens to other channels.

[@happypasta6]

You’re back!! I’m so glad it ultimately worked out and most (if not all) of your videos are still here!😊

[@AStartShow]

There all still there, I decided it might be good to have a slight privating session haha. Thanks for being here :)

[@SacredFireGaming]

I was wondering what happened! I hadn't seen one of your videos in my recommended in a while so I went to see if I could find anything new. SO GLAD you got things fixed!

[@botwfan456]

Hey AStartShow, I'm really sorry to hear about this whole situation, KZbin is fundamentally flawed and I'm seeing more and more channels get hacked the same way yours did. I haven't seen a video of yours pop up on my recommended since 2016 when I was in middle school! I hope KZbin can fix it's algorithm and the notifications because I'd love to see more of your amazing content. Wishing you luck on the road to 1m subs and in any and all future endeavors!

[@notenoughmonkeys]

Great to see you back. One thing to be wary of, from my understanding, the Titan Key wouldn't have protected your channel from a session hijack attack like this, but obviously more security is always more better, but as ever, stay safe! Can't wait to watch your next video!

[@AStartShow]

Yeah, I'm not expecting miracles, but something is better than nothing I guess haha thank you :)

[@Ballade90]

@@AStartShow Yeah, Linus Tech Tips ended up finding out what happened, or at least had a solid theory. Basically the hijack used your active cookies and sessions to bypass ALL forms of 2FA and then at some point, either through your computer or more likely copying the credentials and info because I'm willing to bet you probably have 'auto-fill' and all your passwords saved to the browser, changed the profile info and thus locking you out then carrying out the rest of the attack. I believe in his situation he was stuck with constantly resetting the password to no avail and it wasn't until he reset his cookies/cache that he could go through with it and get his stuff back, you'd have to check it out for the specifics but it IS possible that the attacks have been made a bit more advanced. if you haven't cleared your cookies and cache yet, might not be a bad idea to do so.

[@shadowshatto]

@@Ballade90 I feel like more protection on the end of session cookies Needs to happen because this is the way a lot of people are getting hacked, people that shouldn't have gotten hacked. It's just a HUGE vulnerability.

[@crushbeast29]

@@AStartShow The amount of people that have their e-mail and password saved so they can auto-login is insane. It is so insecure. You really should manually type in your e-mail address and password each time you login. Much safer. Glad to see you're back!

[@YosefChazak]

You got me through some tough times in my life, I've watched your videos for years. The first Son Of A Glitch, and more. Thank you for what you do and who you are. I'm thankful you are back, you're truly a blessing to us all.

[@AStartShow]

I wish you all the best and those are truly kind words, thank you :)

[@bigborse]

I’m glad you got your channel back, I really, actually do like watching your videos. They also helped me get through the pandemic lock down. I was unaware that you were still uploading too so this is the first video from you that I have watched since years. I hope you keep doing well, and be careful.

[@smaugthefiredrake7840]

Best of luck getting back on track again, and so sorry you had to go through this

[@Joshi_ForReal]

Glad you got the channel back👍 this has happened to so many channels this past year it's insane

[@AStartShow]

It needs to stop, but thanks for being here :)

[@beeseechurger]

I LOVE YOUR videos! You made some of my high school years amazing, watching your videos over and over. I remember learning about certain speedrunning techniques from you. This is truly one my favorite channels on youtube, I hope you get to a million, and more, you deserve it. Glad to have you back, now I can rewatch all your videos 600 times. Amazing stuff man

[@AStartShow]

That's awesome, I'm glad I created great memories with you :) thank you

[@TrKyNova]

Man i pretty much grew up watching this channel, i hadnt watched for about a year and i just saw this on my feed. Terribly sorry you had this happen, i hope son of a glitch can continue like normal 😢

[@yokaistampy7858]

I haven't seen your channel in years and the fact this video got recommended to me proves the algorithm does do some good. My brother and I will be watching from now on

[@KayJayGee]

i remember when i said i was watching "son of a glitch" and my mom got mad i said a swear word. glad your channel is back.

[@LandonEmma]

Haha

[@KevinHaak]

THE SAME HAPPENED TO ME

[@AngelStarjam]

SAME

[@Jonathan-Da-Beats]

Same here

[@noah_will]

lol, same

[@Slender-the-Blender]

Honestly, I've been subscribed for a good few years now and I've loved the content, until KZbin stopped suggesting these videos to me about a year or two back. Despite that I have been subscribed since and I'm so happy to see you back. And I'm so happy to see you've finally hit my Recommended page again!

[@tobyers]

First video of yours I've seen, hopefully your channel hits that 1 million subs soon!

[@UnknownUney311]

Thank you for being there for us as well. I'm glad you got your channel back, as you were the childhood of many ((Your channel is what made me start watching KZbin in the first place lol)) Hope things get better for you!

[@Png_gaming]

You’re quite right about subscribing and bells not working right, I’ve not seen your content show up in my subscriptions or recommended have not shown up in a year. Glad you got the channel back.

[@RunicSigils]

The subscription tab works just fine. Some people will have it show up there faster than others just because of how things are sent around to servers but within a half hour generally everyone sees it. Just stop using the home page. It is completely worthless. You have no right to complain if you're telling KZbin that they can tell you what to watch instead of just demanding they show you what you asked to see.

[@Charles-xc7hb]

You have to make it so it says all videos as there are 3 different bell icons, also there is a bell or something on the top right on phone and PC that will show all the videos that have posted within the timeframe, so it is likely that your videos are there, if it says 9+ then maybe you should check it to see what has been posted

[@SpiritZii]

No idea what the other two commenters are on about, but you're right -- when I subscribe to someone, I want all their videos to appear in the subscriptions tab. That's the whole point of subscribing!!

[@Charles-xc7hb]

@@SpiritZii do you use phone or computer, I can tell you what I am talking about if it may improve your finding videos to watch experience

[@GigaBowserNS]

@@RunicSigils My Subscriptions page has worked perfectly for a decade. It's the only thing you need, and nothing's wrong with it.

[@Luigis_Menace]

Glad you got the channel back. I noticed immediately when you weren’t the first channel in my subscription list alphabetically. Here to support you all the way.

[@AStartShow]

Massively appreciate it :) thank you, love the name

[@BLJ52737]

Tbh Ripple is better

[@Cefeara]

Sorry to hear, I found this video after the fact since it was in the end cards of your most recent video. Hope things get better from here!

[@LectroArt]

I'm so glad you managed to get your channel back. I remember watching your stuff when I was younger, and I even have a pretty specific memory related to your videos. When I was 9 or 10 I was watching a Son of a Glitch episode on the living room computer, only for my mom to walk in right as the intro started. I was so scared that she'd think it was a swear word and that I'd be in huge trouble, but she just laughed and said it was a cute pun. Luckily I'm 19 now and don't need to worry about getting in trouble over something like that.

[@EarlyHusky]

Hey AStartShow! I am so glad you got your channel back and your back on track to 1 mil :) Wishing you the best!

[@vtgalover8213]

Son of a Glitch is my favorite channel and to hear what happened is devastating, but I’m glad that you have the keys back to the castle. I remember when you just disappeared for your break and was worried something happened to you like you may have died and I was worried not just because that would mean that there would be no more content but just also due to following you for so long it always felt like seeing a friend so for something to happen to that friend and not hear from them is worrisome and I remember the day you uploaded I was glad to see anything knowing you were alright.

[@bowenmadden6122]

This channel is iconic to me!! I'm in college currently working towards a CS degree, and there are lots of cases where I will remember your explanations of pointers & computer memory or the methods that many games use to make 3D models that I'm realizing was my intro to these topics! Plus your videos are just really fun and I love being able to show people silly glitches in their favorite games! XD

[@Goomba1309]

Nice to see you got your channel back, mates! Fuck these hackers. They have nothing better to do in their meaningless lives than to piss on the parades of the people who work hard on their content and community...

[@AStartShow]

Couldn't agree more haha thank you :)

[@france6873]

@@AStartShow Guessing that they do this for money as they are based out of Russia,

[@Zerosmashandmore]

Happy u got the channel back I remember when I was younger opened up KZbin and typed in “Mario glitches” and well there u were I replicated glitches in the games I searched thanks for the good times keep grinding brother

[@RonaTheRTD]

I am genuinely so sorry that you got hacked. I've been watching your content for a long while, since I was a kid, and it just sucks to see one of my favorite KZbinrs just... getting hacked like that. Glad you've got everything back, though. Hope things go better from this point forwards.

[@DylanYuhi]

I was recommended your older NSMB Son of A Glitch episode. You’re definitely still in the algorithm 😉👍

[@patpatboy2]

So sorry you've gone through a channel hack, and at the same time, MASSIVE respect for being transparent about it. Sweeping it under the rug to "protect your ego" doesn't do anything to help prevent this happening to others in the future, so THANK YOU for uploading this explanation video!

[@xanderlastname3281]

Are there people who sweep "i got hacked" under the rug to protect their ego "I wasn't hacked I just enjoy promoting scams" Idk Genuinely asking

[@LordSelrahc]

@@xanderlastname3281 if i had to guess i think what they mean is just not talking about the hack at all because "oh i could never fall for a scam that's stupid and always very easy to spot"

[@nateblak]

I never comment on any video but your channel is one I loved ever since I was a kid. Keep up the good work, glad to know you got your channel back!

[@shinymew1651]

That sucks man, hope everything gets better, your still pretty close to a million, hope you hit it soon!

[@punchyroux]

I've been subscribed to you for years at this point, and I always find comfort in you voice and your videos. I hope that this is the worst thing to happen to the channel and we get to 1mil in 2024!

[@kuraihikari5785]

This video just got into my feed so I hope you’re receiving an algorithm boost! I can’t imagine how heartbreaking it must be to watch so many years of work just disappear in an instant. Just subscribed, and looking forward to your next video.

[@user-ky3jy5fu1h]

Thank you so much over the years. I always enjoyed watching your videos to the very end, and most, if not all of us are grateful you got your channel back. Again, thank you for all the amazing content.

[@AStartShow]

Thank YOU for watching and supporting :)

[@saintspaz2763]

Hey Andy, I love your videos and I have been watching you on and off for over 9 years now. I randomly decided to check my subscription and noticed what had happened to your channel when everything happened and I am so happy you got your channel back. Best wishes to you with everything going on!!!

[@garrettmehl1427]

So sorry to hear this happened to you, you have been putting out such great content for far too long to deserve something like this, and I truly hope that KZbin continues to support your family and lifestyle. Let's get you to 1 million!!!! ❤❤

[@DakotaFiles]

I opened up one of your videos in a new tab the day before the takeover, and was gutted a day or so later when i saw the video was made private and the channel was nowhere to be seen. glad you got everything back!

[@AStartShow]

Scary times, but good times now :) thank you

[@unknownhacker73_52]

I was so worried when your videos were gone. I had recently gotten back into 3ds gaming and wanted to remember how to do a certain skip in A Link Between Worlds. Glad to hear it’s all restored and resolved. Now I can do the skip 😂

[@AStartShow]

Happy skipping and thanks for being here :)

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

Aurum has made skip videos on that game too. I think that's the one I used.

[@unknownhacker73_52]

@@zachtwilightwindwaker596 yeah but Son of a Glitch is just more fun haha

[@unknownhacker73_52]

@@AStartShow Absolutely! Keep up the good work, the fruits of your efforts will come back tenfold! You’re amazing

[@zombiegamer1753]

Been watching since your videos for around 6 years now ❤❤❤ welcome back and I'm glad your channel is back so we can watch you videos again😊

[@PokeBallZSack]

Here to help homie Enjoyed your content for a long time, wish you the best

[@ironspider007b2]

ive loved watching your videos over the past couple of years! but i had totally forgotten about them cause youtube stop recommending them. i am so glad i rediscovered your channel! now i have a bunch of amazing videos to watch again. Keep up the Good work! i hope it will all work out for you in the end

[@SunnyTacos]

I heard from someone in the comments in one of Karl videos that you were hacked, when I went to see your channel it was gone, I couldn't find anything, really happy that you got it back Andy ❤

[@Jupiter_Rsabbit]

Kammandar Karl?

[@sivadramp6629]

Sometimes I watch your videos to go to sleep. Awesome to see that you had everything resolved!

[@randomergy683]

I'm so glad you were able to recover your channel. I went to go back and watch some of your videos last week and realized what happened. Your son of a glitch videos are great anti-anxiety for me. (: Welcome back

[@M64bros]

It's a good thing I made the video about the situation to let your fans know that you're all right and Keep them updated for you! 👍🏻

[@RipVanFish09]

Thank you!!

[@AStartShow]

Thank you so much, I hope you don't mind me using your footage :)

[@M64bros]

​@@AStartShow I don't mind at all and You're welcome to use my footage however you like! 👍🏻

[@Mariofan665]

I was so worried when I woke up to that livestream in my notifications... I couldn't begin to imagine how much stress and anxiety you've gone through the last two weeks, but I'm very glad you were able to get your channel back!

[@AStartShow]

It was stressful, but here I am :) thank you

[@GamesForDays2]

I used to watch you years ago and absolutely i drifed away from the content, but if its any consolation, i came back today because one of your videos showed up in my recommended today! So something is clearly healing, and its good to see you again! I will certainly be watchibg again!

[@7mamdouh748]

I really like how you stayed positive and energetic during this video, in spite of your issues, I like your videos, and somehow don't get them despite being subscribed! Wish you the best

[@Shauny7188]

I am truly sorry that this happened, I have been a fan for a very long time, just not one who normally comments on every video. Your videos have always been a joy to watch and I really hope your channel can recover from this situation. Wishing you all the best

[@Kilo_Miles]

Glad you're back Andy 🛐 Honestly I'm surprised YT hasn't put in a filter for these types of streams cuz it's very easy to search up affected channels with how prevalent it's been. Same goes for any and all scams that upload the same videos.

[@AStartShow]

Me too, but it keeps happening, but hopefully it'll make people more vigilant and understand the dangers :) thank you

[@terminall64]

I realized what was happening as soon as I saw the livestream! I freaked out, I love going back to those old videos! Glad to see you’re back, man. You rock.

[@GamersAtFault]

Hopefully you hit 1 million soon! I remember watching your Son of a Glitch videos lovingly, specifically the Pokemon ones. Favorite was the one with Scykoh. I'm glad to see you're still around!

[@CrazyCupcakeOSC]

I used to binge your videos ALL OF THE TIME, and I looked up your channel again a few days ago and it was GONE. I saw your Twitter, or… X post and was quite upset! So glad you’re back and I hope KZbin can fix all of the hacking that’s been going on lately…

[@AStartShow]

Me too, let's hope it stop happening to other channels :) thank you

[@R4ND0MCR4P123R4ND0MN3SS]

Super sorry to hear about the problems you've been facing. I can only imagine the amount of stress you must've been going through. I've always loved seeing your Son of a Glitch videos, they show me ways to break some of my favorite games in fun ways or just show me neat things I never knew about them. Keep doing what you're doing, I'm sure you'll get through this. :]

[@AStartShow]

Thank you so much, glad you enjoy the show :)

[@ToccataEtFugue711]

I seriously am very happy you were able to fix this, your glitch videos on paper mario and the like got me to recently get dolphin, and start playing both the original and TTYD. You were probably one of the first few youtubers i watched on my very first school chromebook, and i would watch your videos to no end, youve been a favorite youtuber of mine for over 7 years. When i got ahold of your videos as a young kid, it helped me through a time of a lot of pain, and that intro always made me smile. Im glad to see you again, and i hope your content grows properly, and greatly. I wish you quite a bit of good luck, and ill make sure to keep your patreon in mind when im able to pay for such. Maybe the new TTYD remake will have plenty of glitches for you to explore!

[@eggymemes1383]

Well the algorithm got you back on this one! I've not seen one of your videos for some time now and this popped up at the top of me feed today!

[@Pokeys]

So glad you've got your channel back Andy! I saw this happen to several other channels recently.

[@AStartShow]

Glad to be back :)

[@FANATC]

Hey, I feel for you. I once had a video with over 1 MILLION views, and I deleted it because of copyright, but now I can't get anyone to watch my vids. After a while, I looked into it, and found that it will recommend videos to subscribers, and if they don't watch it, then they assume that the video is bad. After a while, I ended up quitting, but you're still here making videos, which is really impressive. I even remember watching you videos early on! So honestly, just thank you for this, and hopefully you get to 1Mil subs!

[@AStartShow]

You have to keep going, you'll get there, WE will get there :) thank you

[@shatterme_sm]

Yo! Algo picked this up. I used to watch a while back, and I never realized I wasn't subbed. Saw this in my TL and gave it a watch! Good luck on the road to 1mil!~

[@krackel4982]

I haven't watch you in 4 years, and somehow your video of you getting hacked popped up in my recommended. Epic to see that you are still here.

[@XiaoPichu]

I was so worried, your channel was gone for longer compare to other hacked channels I've watched... so glad you're back

[@AStartShow]

It was a tense wait, but I'm here to stay now :) thank you

[@miwiki6]

I can't imagine the nerves you were feeling at that moment... I'm happy you have your channel back now; here's to 1 million subscribers!! I wish you nothing but the best. 😊

[@BruoBrno]

Hello I watched a few of your videos before and they are very entertaining I’m happy you got your channel back

[@yobakuzugemesu734]

Been watching your content for years. I’m sorry this has happened to you, I will continue to give you my support. Your content is always so entertaining and informative.

[@NoamPlays]

this video popped up while i was scrolling through KZbin, and I’m sorry that this happened to you, but I’m glad you have your channel back. This is a crazy story, and after I saw this video, I watched a few other videos and you have some great content! Keep up the good work!