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0:00 – Intro
0:32 – The Scam Streams
3:32 – A Good Thing Indeed
5:27 – Speaking Of Google & YouTube
7:23 – The Malware
8:58 – Fake Sponsorships
9:55 – Scams I’ve Seen
11:09 – Fake Download Sites
12:26 – Some Tips
14:12 – Final Rant
The prevalence of YouTubers getting hacked is on the rise, leading to channels being hijacked and taken over, leading to fraudulent streams that present scams such as fake cryptocurrency giveaways. Several channels with millions of subscribers have been compromised. Hackers change the channel’s name, profile picture, and even the @handle, which changes the channel URL. The hackers use a type of attack called session hijacking or cookie stealing, which means that they can totally bypass 2FA, then lock the YouTuber out of their account and even change their password and remove their 2FA methods. Though the malware responsible for this has various tricks to avoid detection and can affect anyone. The malware gets to the victims through fake sponsorships or emails that include malicious payloads.
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