The Russian Hacker Who Doesn’t Hack: The Story of Crazy Russian Hacker

The Crazy Russian Hacker — what do you think about when you hear these words? Russians hacking computer systems? Wrong! Crazy Russian Hacker is a YouTuber with millions of views. In this blog, we explore his rise to fame.

Preface

Crazy Russian Hacker is a known name to almost everyone who’s been around the YouTube pranking scene. Crazy Russian Hacker (sometimes referred to as Russian Crazy Hacker) is a YouTube channel with more than 12 million subscribers and over 3 billion views at the time of writing this article.

The YouTube channel Crazy Russian Hacker belongs to a man from Russia who now resides in the US — the Crazy Russian Hacker is Taras Vladimirovich Kulakov who loves making content on life hacks, technology, and various scientific experiments and demonstrations, hence the title of the YouTube channel.

Humble Beginnings

Many of us know the Crazy Russian Hacker from his phrase “Safety is number one priority” his videos often begin with, however, it’s worth noting that for a young Taras, YouTube wasn’t even top of mind. Rather, he likely had a completely different career picture in mind with him pursuing swimming since around 1996, and in 2006, moving to the United States.

Taras was said to have worked at Walmart up until around 2012 while at the same time pursuing YouTube-related goals. According to numerous sources, the first YouTube channel of the Crazy Russian Hacker shared tutorials related to origami and similar ornaments, but whether the channels got anywhere or not remains unknown. Finally, in 2012 Taras is said to have started his YouTube channel under the guise of Crazy Russian Hacker which became one of the most well-known names in the lifehacking community.

The Crazy Russian Hacker YouTube Channel and Social Media Fame

It is said that the Crazy Russian Hacker YouTube channel was started in 2012 after Taras quit his job at Walmart. The YouTube channel wasn’t an overnight success but with popular hits like the series on Zombie Survival Tips, what happens if you drop 30lbs of ice in a pool among others combined with humor and actionable tips, it’s no wonder why the YouTube channel of Crazy Russian Hacker became such a success.

Over the years, many people have wondered whether Taras is Russian or perhaps he’s just pretending and faking his accent, but Crazy Russian Hacker doesn’t seem to take that to heart. Nowadays, the Crazy Russian Hacker is active on Instagram too, and some say that he’d owned a Twitter account in the past too.

The YouTube channel of the Crazy Russian Hacker is a massive success amongst life hackers — and we’re certain there’s much more awesome content to come.

Interesting Notes — Crazy Russian Hacker

• Crazy Russian Hacker is not affiliated with hacking. Some users may speculate that the YouTube channel under the guise of a Crazy Russian Hacker may teach users hacking techniques, but that’s not the case. The YouTube channel is dedicated to actionable real-life tips to make life easier.
• Crazy Russian Hacker is not Taras’s first rodeo on YouTube. It is said that he’d had a couple of YouTube channels earlier on, but they didn’t take off.
• When the Crazy Russian Hacker YouTube channel was first launched, Taras still worked at Walmart. Nowadays, he’s engaged, has children, and pursues his YouTube dreams.
• The YouTube channel Crazy Russian Hacker is dedicated to actionable lifehacks, unboxings, scientific demonstrations, gadget reviews, and related geeky stuff.

Summary

The YouTube channel of Crazy Russian Hacker is a prime example of how starting a YouTube channel as a side project when working at Walmart can take off and become a worldwide sensation. We hope that this blog has taught you something new about the YouTube space and that you will follow us on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and Facebook for more news — come back to the BreachDirectory blog to read some more of our blogs later on, and until next time.