The Supreme Court of India's YouTube channel seems to have been hacked, as it is currently displaying videos promoting XRP, a cryptocurrency created by the US-based company Ripple Labs.

The Supreme Court has been utilizing YouTube to livestream hearings for cases before the Constitution Benches and matters of public interest. Recently, it broadcasted the hearings of the suo motu case concerning the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case.

It appears that the hackers have made previous hearing videos private. Currently, a blank video titled "Brad Garlinghouse: Ripple Responds To The SEC's $2 Billion Fine! XRP PRICE PREDICTION" is live on the compromised channel.

Notably, hacking of popular video channels by scammers has become widespread, and Ripple has even filed a lawsuit against YouTube for failing to prevent hackers from impersonating its CEO, Brad Garlinghouse.

According to a report by The Verge, "over the past several months, scammers have created official-sounding accounts for Ripple and its CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Some of the accounts were apparently stolen from successful YouTubers who had their accounts hacked, giving the scammers hundreds of thousands of subscribers. From there, they could post videos offering big XRP rewards in exchange for smaller initial payments, bilking viewers who thought they were watching Ripple’s channel."