Sesame Street back on YouTube after hack attack

A day after a hacker replaced many of its videos with pornography, the YouTube channel of children's program Sesame Street was back online Tuesday (Manila time). The Sesame Street Channel apologized to its followers over the hack, and assured the public that it has restored its original video lineups. "We apologize for any inconvenience our audience may have experienced yesterday on our Sesame Street YouTube channel. Our channel was temporarily compromised, but we have since restored our original line-up of the best classic Sesame Street video clips featuring Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, and the rest of the fuzzy, feathered, and googly-eyed friends you remember from childhood," it said in a message on its profile. It also advised viewers who wish to watch videos with their preschoolers in a "safe, child-friendly environment" to visit http://www.sesamestreet.org. But many comments on the Sesame Street Channel as of Tuesday morning (Manila time) made references to the pornographic content. Still, some said they were thankful the porn was gone. "Thank GOD the porn is gone. I hope this never happens again. And also, whoever did this just scarred my childhood. I hope they are caught as soon as possible for this crime!! D:blog post quoted the altered profile as saying. But "MrEdxwx" uploaded a video to YouTube denying he was behind the hack. "I did not hack Sesame Street. I am an (honest) YouTuber. I work hard to make quality gameplay videos AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I RESPECT THE COMMUNITY GUIDELINES," he said. — RSJ, GMA News