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

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   Jul 1, 2024 · Here’s how cybercriminals go after YouTube channels and use them as conduits for fraud – and what you should watch out for when watching videos on the platform Christian Ali Bravo 01 Jul 2024 ...

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

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   Oct 20, 2021 · 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 ...

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

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   Oct 21, 2021 · Oct 21, 2021, 9:58 AM PDT. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Google put out a report detailing a phishing campaign directed at YouTubers, which involved around 15,000 fake accounts and over ...

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5. www.youtube.com › watchYouTube channel got hacked: how, timeline, and recovery.

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   Jan 31, 2024 · How I accidentally compromised my computer as a result of a social engineering attach, resulting in a session hijack attack on my main YouTube channel, timin...

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

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   Oct 22, 2021 · October 22, 2021. Credit: Diego Thomazini - Shutterstock. A recent report from Google’s Threat Analysis group highlights a phishing campaign targeting YouTube content creators. Hackers ...

7. support.google.com › youtube › answerClean up a hacked YouTube channel - YouTube Help - Google Help

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   Update video privacy settings. Hackers may change your privacy settings so that your existing videos are hidden. To change your privacy settings: Point to the video you'd like to update. To see your live uploads, select the Live tab. Click the down arrow under "Visibility" and choose Public, Private, or Unlisted.

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   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

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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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   Can YouTube accounts be hacked?

   • Of course, since YouTube accounts are tied to Google accounts, these kinds of attacks also gave hackers access to Gmail, Google Drive, Photos, and other services that were tied to that account. The hackers were either able to sell the hacked accounts or run Bitcoin scams on them

   Google details extensive phishing campaign targeting YouTubers

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   Did Google hack YouTube creators?

   • Now, Google has detailed the technique that hackers-for-hire used to compromise thousands of YouTube creators in just the past couple of years. Cryptocurrency scams and account takeovers themselves aren’t a rarity; look no further than last fall’s Twitter hack for an example of that chaos at scale.

   How Hackers Hijacked Thousands of High-Profile YouTube Accounts

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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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   How does a YouTube hack work?

   • The hack generally worked like this: hackers reached out to the YouTubers, pretending to offer ad deals promoting a VPN, antivirus program, or other software on their channel. If the creator agreed, they got a link that, if clicked, would infect their computer using a variety of malware programs, usually designed to steal cookies and passwords.

   Google details extensive phishing campaign targeting YouTubers

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9. 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 ...