Cover CEO YAGOO Reports X Account Hijacking, Says Account Restored
The incident highlights the security risks faced by prominent VTuber industry figures, as a fake post with a crypto link was made from the CEO's account before being removed.
Reporting from 2 sources: GameBusiness.jp, Inside.
Cover Corp. CEO Motoaki Tanigo, known as YAGOO, reported on August 15 that his X account was hijacked. The account was compromised around 2:00 a.m. on August 14, and a post appeared discussing virtual idols with a link to cryptocurrency. Tanigo said he dealt with it and the account has been restored.
Tanigo's account was hijacked around 2:00 a.m. on August 14. A post appeared that seemed to be from him, discussing his thoughts on virtual idols with the hashtag #きらめくほしまち for Suisei Hoshimachi's live performance, but it ended with a link to cryptocurrency. The post has since been deleted.
In response to Tanigo's report, X users commented, "I wondered what yesterday's tweet was about, but it turns out it was hijacked! Glad you got it back!" and "Glad you're safe. I also need to be more careful with account management..."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.