IZ*ONE's TikTok account has been hacked, and WIZ*ONEs are begging the hacker to return it to the rightful owner or at least restore the videos they privated. Continue reading to know the hacker did.
IZ*ONE's TikTok Account Hacked + WIZ*ONE Asks Hacker to Change Everything Back
On the morning of June 29, WIZ*ONEs noticed some changes were made on IZ*ONE's TikTok account and they were quick to conclude that it was hacked.
In particular, the hacker changed the account name and URL address. So, initially you could find the girl group's account with the handle "@officializone_." But the hacker has since changed it to "@overthinkeroriginal."
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The hacker also changed the display name to "deep Channel" and the bio, which now reads "JamooTV Fanpage." The bio is in reference to the German YouTube channel "JamooTv." Before it was changed to "JamooTV Fanpage," the hacker wrote, "My name is Jamo, i live in Germany" on the TikTok bio. So, it is uncertain whether it is a fan of that YouTuber or the YouTuber himself hacked IZ*ONE's TikTok account.
In addition to changing the account's handle and display name, the hacker set all of IZ*ONE's videos to private before they posted their own clips. The first TikTok video they uploaded was a short and moody video showing a POV of driving. The text on the clip read, "Rules#1 stop overthinking, she will always love you."
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@overthinkeroriginal Trust me ♬ original sound - yas
Immediately upon seeing the changes, WIZ*ONE took to the comment section to call out the hacker and demanded them to give the account back to the rightful owner and restore the group's videos. Considering IZ*ONE has disbanded, many fans are very upset as they feel like their memories have been taken away.
Despite the fans' effort to communicate with the hacker, the latter appears to continue annoying the fans. A few hours later, they shared another video that was completely offensive this time. They posted a meme of two trash cans going down the hill amid a storm with IZ*ONE's "La Vie en Rose" as the background music. The clip was captioned, "WTF?! IZONE on tour again!"
@overthinkeroriginal ♬ La Vie en Rose - IZ*ONE
WIZ*ONEs were starting to lose their patience, so they began roasting the hacker in the comments section.
IZ*ONE's TikTok Account Hacker Says They Didn't Hack It
After uploading two cips, the hacker posted another TikTok video but it was simply solid black and had the text, "Check my instagram Link in Bio for Infromationen!!" Again, the hacker used "La Vie en Rose'' as the sound.
The Instagram account linked appears to be an IZ*ONE fan page. There's not much information found on the feed, but there are some on the Instagram stories. In the first slide, the hacker posted "Hi!," while the second slide has an IZ*ONE group photo and the third slide has a poll asking fans if he/she should return the TikTok account back.
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In the fourth slide, the user stated that the account "@overthinkeroriginal" is locked and that no one has access to it. They added in the next slide that they did not hack the account and instead "pulled" it. They explained that TikTok has no security with the accounts and that they wrote to TikTok to give them the account-and that's what happened.
The hacker continued that they will reach out to TikTok and get the account back. For now, the account is "locked" so they can't make any changes, but they assured fans that they will return the account to the rightful owner and set all the videos to public again.
Currently, they are in the process of "unlocking" IZ*ONE's TikTok account and promised fans they will "get everything back soon."
In the meantime, you can watch a YouTube compilation of IZ*ONE's TikTok videos here.
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Written by Maria Scott
