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2. www.theverge.com › 2021/10/21 › 22737580Google details extensive phishing campaign targeting YouTubers

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   Oct 21, 2021 · It shows the value of channels and audiences. Google put out a report detailing a phishing campaign directed at YouTubers, which involved around 15,000 fake accounts and over a million messages to ...

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3. blog.google › threat-analysis-group › phishingPhishing campaign targets YouTube creators with cookie theft ...

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   Oct 20, 2021 · Since late 2019, our team has disrupted financially motivated phishing campaigns targeting YouTubers with Cookie Theft malware. The actors behind this campaign, which we attribute to a group of hackers recruited in a Russian-speaking forum, lure their target with fake collaboration opportunities (typically a demo for anti-virus software, VPN ...

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4. lifehacker.com › keep-your-account-safe-from-theKeep Your Account Safe From the Latest YouTube Phishing Scam

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   Oct 22, 2021 · According to Google’s report, its teams have “decreased the volume of related phishing emails on Gmail by 99.6% since May 2021,” and blocked 1.6 million messages, more than 62,000 phishing ...

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5. www.pcgamer.com › how-hackers-were-hijackingHow hackers are hijacking YouTube accounts to run ads for ...

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   Oct 21, 2021 · The campaign, apparently being carried out by hackers recruited in a Russian-speaking forum, uses "fake collaboration opportunities" to attract YouTubers, then hijacks their channel using a "pass ...

   • Author: Andy Chalk

6. www.wired.com › story › youtube-bitcoin-scam-accountHow Hackers Hijacked Thousands of High-Profile YouTube ...

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   Oct 20, 2021 · In some cases the hackers impersonated known quantities like Cisco VPN and Steam games, or pretended to be media outlets focused on Covid-19. Google says it’s found over 1,000 domains to date ...

7. www.theverge.com › 2024/8/22 › 24225690YouTube has a new tool to help restore hacked channels: an AI ...

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   Aug 22, 2024 · Aug 22, 2024, 3:42 AM PDT. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. YouTube has announced a new AI assistant feature to help users recover accounts that have been targeted by hackers. Described as ...

8. People also ask

   Are YouTube creators being hacked?

   • Since at least 2019, hackers have been hijacking high-profile YouTube channels. Sometimes they broadcast cryptocurrency scams, sometimes they simply auction off access to the account. Now, Google has detailed the technique that hackers-for-hire used to compromise thousands of YouTube creators in just the past couple of years.

   How Hackers Hijacked Thousands of High-Profile YouTube Accounts

   www.wired.com/story/youtube-bitcoin-scam-account-hijacking-google-phishing/

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   How did a YouTuber get hacked?

   • Once the YouTuber agreed to test the product, the hackers sent malware-infected files that collects the user’s YouTube channel login cookies. The files were encrypted so that they could bypass anti-malware and anti-virus apps, making it difficult to intercept the files before they were on the user’s computer.

   Keep Your Account Safe From the Latest YouTube Phishing Scam

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   Did Google phishing a YouTuber?

   • Google put out a report detailing a phishing campaign directed at YouTubers, which involved around 15,000 fake accounts and over a million messages to targets. The phishing attempts were carried out by multiple hackers, and the company says it’s recovered around 4,000 accounts since late 2019.

   Google details extensive phishing campaign targeting YouTubers

   www.theverge.com/2021/10/21/22737580/google-youtube-channel-phishing-campaign-report-malware

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   How many YouTube accounts have been hacked?

   • It also reported the hacker activity to the FBI. As for the affected channels, YouTube says it successfully restored around 4,000 accounts. That’s good news for those who fell victim to the scam, but these numbers illustrate just how large (and dangerous) phishing campaigns are. It’s why we routinely recommend turning 2FA for all your accounts.

   Keep Your Account Safe From the Latest YouTube Phishing Scam

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   Did YouTube recruit a Russian hacker?

   • YouTube doesn’t publicly say who was recruiting the hackers, only that they were using Russian-language forums to advertise. The campaign’s focus on YouTube accounts, instead of traditional targets like government computer systems or banks, shows how valuable gaining access to influencers’ social accounts and audiences’ attention can be.

   Google details extensive phishing campaign targeting YouTubers

   www.theverge.com/2021/10/21/22737580/google-youtube-channel-phishing-campaign-report-malware

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   Is a phishing campaign targeting YouTube content creators?

   • A recent report from Google’s Threat Analysis group highlights a phishing campaign targeting YouTube content creators. Hackers successfully hijacked thousands of channels, which were either sold off or used to launch financial scams against the channel’s viewers.

   Keep Your Account Safe From the Latest YouTube Phishing Scam

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9. www.welivesecurity.com › en › scamsHijacked: How hacked YouTube channels spread scams and malware

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   Jul 1, 2024 · By extending the reach of the fraudulent campaigns to untold numbers of regular YouTube users, they give the attackers the most bang for their buck. Cybercriminals have long been known to ...