Sneaky attack secretly uploads poisonous videos to your YouTube account

If you have YouTube, you might want to check for videos you didn't post. Attackers have found a way to secretly upload videos to people's accounts without them knowing.

This attack can start with an email and end with hacked accounts across the globe, including a government YouTube channel and a communications company based in Switzerland.

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Story originally published on October 18, 2022.

See print version here at Ampyx News (formerly known as Ampere News).

 

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