Dota 2 YouTube Channel Briefly Hacked to Promote Fraudulent Token

According to PANews, the official Dota 2 YouTube channel was briefly hacked on Wednesday, leading to the promotion of a fraudulent token based on Solana, named dota2coin, through a deceptive live stream. There is currently no evidence of user data being compromised. Decrypt confirmed the existence of the video through log records. The live stream, titled 'Dota 2 Official Launches Meme Coin | Join Now,' included a link to the PumpFun token, which redirected back to the Dota 2 official channel. As of the time of writing, the market value of the meme coin has dropped to approximately $5,500, a decline of about 21% since its launch. On-chain data reveals that the token was created within hours of the attack, with a bonding curve progress of less than 3%, and over 98% of the token supply concentrated in a single wallet. Users on the r/DotA2 subreddit quickly documented the attack, sharing screenshots of the fake token promotion and warning others not to participate. Additionally, users reported that PGL, a Romanian esports organizer responsible for hosting Valve-authorized Dota 2 events, also fell victim to a hacking incident.