While Musk and Tesla are most commonly utilized to push these YouTube livestream crypto scams, scammers have altered the strategy a bit at times. For example, in April, Mashable reported on a SpaceX ...

The "stream-jacking" technique involves inserting malicious QR codes or links in the video or comments section, directing ...

YouTube terminated over 7 million channels in the third quarter of 2025, attributing the sharp increase to financial scams originating from Southeast Asia. YouTube removed 7,456,811 channels between ...

An elaborate fraud scheme has bilked elderly Americans out of approximately $65 million. The operation, which was traced back ...

Aged YouTube accounts with a history of posting crypto news and investing tips have been taken over by bad actors to advertise a scam trading bot that steals crypto. Cybersecurity firm SentinelLABS ...

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YouTube has announced a major new security feature that automatically blocks suspected hacked channels from uploading videos or livestreaming.

An email arrived that looked like a routine billing alert for YouTube TV Premium. Near the top, it displayed "BILLING FAILED" in capital letters. Below that, the message claimed the payment was ...

Ripple warns that bad actors are stealing YouTube accounts and using them to impersonate the firm to shill their scams, including fake “XRP giveaways.” Fraudsters and scammers are taking advantage of ...