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YTStealer targets YouTube content creators
July 1, 2022 - Researchers are reporting the discovery of malware targeting YouTub content creators. The aim is to compromise accounts and then take over...
“Reject All” cookie consent button is coming to European Google Search and YouTube
April 27, 2022 - Google will soon be giving European countries a “Reject All” button in the Search and YouTube cookie consent banner. This change,...
YouTube channels of Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, and other musicians compromised
April 8, 2022 - Some of the biggest stars around have seen content placed on their YouTube accounts without permission over the last couple of...
Valorant cheats on YouTube are actually information-stealing malware
March 16, 2022 - Valorant, the popular free-to-play team based shooter, is attracting the attention of scammers. It’s reported that a malware distribution campaign is...
Google to auto-enrol users, YouTubers into 2SV
October 7, 2021 - Google’s announced some changes to how it’s helping millions of its users stay safe and secure. The biggest of those changes...
YouTube ordered to cough up $170M settlement over COPPA infraction
September 12, 2019 - Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has required Google and YouTube to pay a settlement fee totaling...
Fake Fortnite for Android links found on YouTube
June 20, 2018 - The extremely popular video game Fortnite is coming to Android sometime this summer, and the fanbase is going wild. Not surprisingly,...
Free Youtube Downloader PUP is just another tech support scam
February 19, 2016 - Author’s Note: We at Malwarebytes continue to do our part in educating our product users and constant blog readers about day-to-day...
Replica YouTube Automated Mails Lead to Fake Pharma
November 10, 2015 - Recently, we have received several spam messages from our honeypot, claiming to be automated notifications from YouTube. We reckon that whoever...
Scammers Exploit Alton Towers Crash with Fake YouTube Video
June 9, 2015 - It was inevitable that unscrupulous individuals would take advantage of the recent theme park tragedy, and sure enough we’re seeing reports...