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|Website=https://vidiq.com/ | |Website=https://vidiq.com/ | ||
|Description=vidIQ is an online education website that offers video tutorials and analytics on YouTube channel growth. | |Description=vidIQ is an online education website that offers video tutorials and analytics on YouTube channel growth. | ||
|Founded=2011-07-01}} | |||
'''VidIQ''' is an online education website that offers video tutorials and analytics on YouTube channel growth. VidIQ was founded by Rob Sandie (CEO) and Todd Troxell in Pennsylvania in 2011. | |||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
=== | ===Hacked by [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/OurMine OurMine] (''2016'')=== | ||
{{ | The hacker group OurMine hacked into multiple YouTube channels after their passwords were leaked in third-party database dumps. After the accounts were hacked, OurMine used VidIQ to modify all the channels' video titles and description to "Hacked by OurMine".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=2016-11-02 |title=Hacker Group OurMine Hits YouTube Stars Through Their VidIQ Accounts |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2016/11/02/ourmine-hack-youtube-vidiq/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=Tubefilter}}</ref> | ||
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To prevent further breaches, VidIQ reset the passwords and implemented a multi-factor authentication for when suers tru to edit video titles and descriptions. | |||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
{{ | [[VidIQ Vision]] (2011)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cozma |first=Nicole |date=2013-08-08 |title=Sum up YouTube video stats with VidIQ Vision for Chrome |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/sum-up-youtube-video-stats-with-vidiq-vision-for-chrome/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=Cnet}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Samsung]] | |||
[[Glance]] | |||
==References== | ==References== |