'If that third-party service was hacked that could provide a way for someone to post videos in the names of celebrities,' he told MailOnline. a comment below one of the videos, a YouTuber simply said: 'I always love it when an artist tries something new.' The hackers also uploaded a song called 'La Raja de Tu Falda' by Spanish rock duo Estopa to Michael Jackson's YouTube channel with a new title – 'i like ki. It features a group of young men wearing hoodies with the word 'speed' on the front, dancing outdoors to an adapted version of 'Hit the Road Jack'.

'While the artist channels have been secured and the incident has been resolved, as a best practice Vevo will be conducting a review of our security systems.'Īccording to Business Insider, Paco Sanz video was online for almost an hour before being taken off the various YouTube channels.Īnother video, posted to Harry Styles’ YouTube channel among others, is titled 'Daddy Yankee - SPEED IS THE BEST HACKED BY ON TWITTER'. 'All of those improperly uploaded videos have since been deleted by Vevo,' a Vevo spokesperson said.

Vevo, known for providing music videos to YouTube, confirmed the hack to MailOnline, saying some videos were directly uploaded to 'a small number' of Vevo artist channels by 'an unauthorised source'. MailOnline contacted Google, which owns YouTube, for information on why the videos started appearing, and how the accounts may have been compromised. The Twitter account was started only this month, but already has more than 7,500 followers. Twitter (which takes its name from a Latin pop group) claimed responsibility the hacks in a flurry of tweets, in which he asked for suggestions on who to hack next, along with various photos of what seems to be Paco Sanz. The reference to Will Smith and Chris Rock in the title may just be a way to get clicks, following the 'slapgate' scandal involving the two actors at the Oscars last month.

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