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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 ...
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 ...
- Mitchell Clark
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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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 ...
- Andy Chalk
Sep 23, 2019 · Here's what you need to know. Investigation suggests a "massive wave" of YouTube account takeovers as cybercriminals hit with a coordinated attack that bypassed 2FA protection. Here's what you ...
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Sep 23, 2019 · Even if hackers are able to bypass the authentication, it’s still an extra step that makes hacking your account less appealing. In the long run, the more protection you have, the safer you are.
