The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) esports YouTube channel has been “temporarily suspended,” MOONTON revealed in an X (Twitter) post today.
The developer said that the suspension happened due to “third-party unauthorised livestreams.” It’s unclear what these were, however, a user commented on MLBB’s Instagram account that it was hacked to promote a cryptocurrency.
MLBB Esports’ YouTube account suspension follows after several other major esports accounts were hacked this morning. According to a report by Dust2 US, the Esports World Cup, ESL CS, BLAST Premier, and BLAST Rainbow Six YouTube accounts were all compromised to push a fake memecoin giveaway.
The accounts ran a fake giveaway stream for a few minutes before they were taken down. The stream featured an old interview of Gabe Newell talking about the Steam Deck with a QR code to the memecoin’s fake giveaway.
All the accounts are available with the hacked stream now deleted. Opening the MLBB Esports account, however, shows that the page isn’t available.
MOONTON has said that it’s communicating with YouTube to fix the situation. The company also urged players to use the other accounts for MLBB esports to watch broadcasts or for updates regarding the M7 World Championship.
Cryptocurrency hacks are common on YouTube which target big accounts to push a fake giveaway. These are usually quickly resolved, which is the likely outcome for the MLBB Esports YouTube channel.
What is going on in the ecosystem?
Several tournaments which are a part of the MLBB esports roadmap for H2 2025 are currently ongoing.
The MLBB Professional Leagues (MPL) across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and MENA are among the ongoing tournaments.
None of the leagues have matches today. However, all the regional channels for the leagues are active.
All these tournaments are extremely crucial as they will decide the representatives at the M7 World Championship, set to happen in Jakarta, Indonesia in January 2025.
The M7 has been pushed to 2026 instead of December due to the SEA Games. The 2025 SEA Games will take place in Thailand with MLBB among the medal events.
