News culture Twitch: a Youtuber opens a virus in front of 60,000 people, he instantly regrets it
Life is sometimes full of surprises, which we live alone or sometimes share with others. This is the last option that happened to IShowSpeed, an American youtuber with eleven million subscribers who was hacked live.
Summary
- “I’m not a wimp”
- IShowSpeed hacked and docked?
“I’m not a wimp”
IShowSpeed is one of those entertainment specialist American streamers. A name probably unknown to many French people, who nevertheless may have already seen him in a viral video where he decides to light a Pikachu which sets fire to his room. Follower of happening surprising where he is often caught out, something unfortunate seems to have happened to him during one of his last streams. In full live, he decides to download a file that can threaten the integrity of his computer. He says he wants to do it anyway, stating that it’s not a wimp, and finds himself hacked in full live:
IShowSpeed’s PC was hacked live during a stream.
An incident that has happened to him many times. Several videos published on the Youtube channel bear witness to this. Live Speedya certified channel on the platform broadcasting replays of the American streamer’s lives.
IShowSpeed hacked and docked?
It is therefore difficult to believe in a real hacking of his computer insofar as such an event has already happened to him several times. Enough to practice staging, especially since these personalities are used to entertaining their audience. Another point makes it possible to question the veracity of the incident: the office of his computer. In the sequence presented below, it is almost empty: a striking contrast with that observed in many of its direct or Youtube videos.
So he would have used a virtual machine / a cloud machine. A system that allows him to use a computer remotely only through his Internet connection. Something that viewers are not fooled but which nevertheless allows them to be entertained: ISpeedShow often screams during its live broadcasts. Something sought by its followers since in doubt, it makes it possible to believe at least that the deception is true.
