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Phishing emails from legit YouTube address hitting inboxes

07
Apr
2023

Phishers are targeting YouTube content creators by leveraging the service’s Share Video by Email feature, which delivers the phishing email from an official YouTube email address ([email protected]). How the YouTube phishing email scam works? The email informs the targets of a new monetization policy, new rules, and prompts them to view a video. The email […]

Category Cyber-crimePhishing Written by Helpnetsecurity 0 Comments

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YouTube videos made with AI are spreading malware

13
Mar
2023

YouTube has seen a recent surge in the number of videos containing harmful links to infostealers in their descriptions, with many using AI-generated personas to fool viewers into trusting them. Cyber intelligence firm CloudSEK reports(opens in new tab) that, since November 2022, there has been a massive 200-300% increase in content uploaded to the video […]

Category Threats & MalwareVirus & Malware Written by Techradar 0 Comments

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YouTube and Facebook accounts are being hit by dangerous new malware

23
Feb
2023

A new malware has been discovered hijacking people’s social media accounts, stealing their saved login credentials, and using their devices to mine cryptocurrencies, experts have warned. Researchers from Bitdefender’s Advanced Threat Control Team (ATC) found a new strain they named S1deload Stealer that tries to avoid being detected by antivirus programs through heavy use of […]

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