The local animation studio behind successful titles such as Boboiboy and Mechamato, Monsta, revealed that its YouTube channel has been hacked.
The company, which has more than 13.5 million subscribers, released an official statement on its official X account today.
"We regret to inform you that our official Malaysian YouTube account Monsta Channel, which proudly serves over 13.5 million subscribers, fell victim to a malicious cyber incident yesterday.
"During this incident, control of our account was unlawfully seized and the profile was altered to represent an American-based crypto company, Microstrategy US.
"We are deeply concerned by this breach, not only for the disruption it has caused to our operations but more so for the violation of the trust that millions of families and young viewers place in us," it said.
Monsta added that its legal team will be actively pursuing all available legal avenues to address this egregious act and hold those responsible fully accountable.
"Our network team is working closely with YouTube to expedite the restoration of our original account, Monsta Channel, along with the millions of affected uploads and the billions of views that the channel had managed to earn through years of hard work.
"We are committed to not only restoring Monsta Channel to its original state but also to implementing enhanced security measures to ensure that such an infringement never recurs."
Monsta added that it would continue to release updates as the situation develops.
It ended the post with: "Our top priority remains the safety and security of our loyal subscribers Thank you very much to all our supporters and viewers for your support and concern."
