During a recent live stream, popular YouTube streamer Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter revealed that hackers threatened her for a year before she was hacked in 2019.
Back in 2019, the streamer’s Instagram account was initially hacked. This was then followed by Valkyrae’s Twitch account and other social media platforms also getting compromised, something the streamer says was obviously very stressful.
The hackers in question had even gone live on her Twitch account, although Valkyrae claims that she was prepared for the eventuality in advance. The hackers threatened to attack her for around a year before finally fulfilling their promise, even though Valkyrae was eventually able to regain control over her accounts.
Noticed a few streamers getting hacked on Instagram. Checked my inbox and I had the same email as well. This is fake. Don’t fall for it.
Noticed a few streamers getting hacked on Instagram. Checked my inbox and I had the same email as well. This is fake. Don’t fall for it. https://t.co/lWNgRLjwuc
Valkyrae reveals new details about 2019 Twitch and Instagram hack
During a recent YouTube stream, Valkyrae was asked by one of her viewers about her experience with hackers. The streamer claimed that content creators tend to be very paranoid about breaches of privacy. Valkyrae explained her own fear of getting hacked, and spoke at length about the 2019 social media hack.
Streamer Camp: fly out 8 streamers to an LA mansion to compete for 5 days. All IRL streamed/vlogged!
800+ apps cut to 60, top 60 fill out an in depth q&a then cut to 32, top 32 send in a 1-2 min video then cut to 16, top 16 are live interviewed on stream then cut to the final 8!
Streamer Camp: fly out 8 streamers to an LA mansion to compete for 5 days. All IRL streamed/vlogged!800+ apps cut to 60, top 60 fill out an in depth q&a then cut to 32, top 32 send in a 1-2 min video then cut to 16, top 16 are live interviewed on stream then cut to the final 8!
Around April 2019, Valkyrae was attending a Streamer Camp event in a Los Angeles mansion when she was hacked:
“I mean I have been hacked before. They went live on my Twitch. I think a lot of you guys don’t know this, but it was when Streamer Camp was happening and I was at a guest house. It happened at midnight. They hacked my dog’s Instagram, they hacked my Twitter, they hacked my YouTube, they hacked and went live on my Twitch.”
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