GuidedHacking@GuidedHacking
🚨 Official Statement from Guided Hacking Regarding Malicious Impersonation & Fraudulent DMCA Campaign 🚨
To our community, fellow content creators and platform partners:
We are issuing this statement to address a serious, ongoing problem: a malicious and fraudulent campaign by cybercriminals who are impersonating Guided Hacking with the stated intent of "destroying Guided Hacking's reputation forever".
We understand the confusion and anger this has caused, and we are committed to resolving it.
Here are the facts:
1. The Problem: A Coordinated Attack on Our Reputation
Cybercriminals are submitting fraudulent copyright strikes claiming to be from Guided Hacking. This is a deliberate effort to ruin our reputation within the community by targeting game hacking YouTubers and other creators.
To be unequivocally clear:
Guided Hacking is NOT sending these fraudulent notices. We are the targets of this impersonation, just like the creators who have been affected. We have been under constant attack for over a decade by cybercriminals because we reject them as our peers. Guided Hacking has always been 100% devoted to education, not cybercrime.
Specifically, be aware of fraudulent notices sent by individuals or entities claiming to be:
Lukas Feiler at Baker McKenzie (impersonated)
Myxelo (a fake, AI-generated legal entity)
These parties are NOT authorized to represent Guided Hacking. Any DMCA takedown notice from them is fraudulent.
2. Important Clarification: We Do Issue VALID Takedowns
This situation is complex because we must protect our intellectual property.
Our authorized agents do send ~15 legitimate DMCA takedown notices per week. These are 100% valid and target people who knowingly and willfully are distributing our copyrighted content.
Because we issue legitimate takedowns, and this third party is now sending fraudulent takedowns in our name, it is crucial that every takedown notice is treated on a case-by-case basis.
Please do not assume all notices are fraudulent, as this would allow piracy of our work to continue unchecked.
3. Our Actions to Fight Back
We are not taking this attack lightly. We are actively working to stop these criminals and have already taken the following steps:
Preparing Legal Action: We have identified the individuals responsible for this campaign and are preparing legal action against them.
Platform Collaboration: We are working directly with YouTube to report the fraudulent activity and help them distinguish between our valid notices and these forgeries.
Assisting Creators: We are in direct contact with all affected YouTubers who have reached out to us, providing evidence and support to get their content reinstated.
Notifying Impersonated Attorneys: We have informed the real attorneys being impersonated so they can also take action.
4. What to Do If You Have Been Affected
If you have received a DMCA takedown notice claiming to be from Guided Hacking, we are here to help you resolve it.
Do not panic.
Please use the contact form on our official website to send us all the details of the notice you received.
Our team will investigate immediately to A) verify if the takedown is fraudulent and B) provide you with the necessary support to get your video reinstated if it is.
If you report a valid takedown as being fraudulent, we will not personally respond, our attorney will reach out to you instead.
We are committed to helping every creator who has been unfairly targeted by this malicious campaign. We will continue to post updates on this matter exclusively on our official Twitter/X account: @GuidedHacking.
Thank you for your understanding and for helping us spread the word.
Sincerely,
Guided Hacking
