It has been reported that a coordinated phishing campaign hit a yet unknown number of prominent YouTube influencers specialising in gaming, car industry, tech, and other topics. YouTube account hacks were possible due to phishing campaigns – the attackers sent out phishing emails to the influencers’ accounts which led them to spoofed sites, asking for their Google login credentials, which were then used to hijack YouTube accounts.
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@Bill Lummis, Technical Program Manager, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It is important that the industry moves towards newer tools such as time-based One-time Password (TOTP)...."
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@Bill Lummis, Technical Program Manager, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It is important that the industry moves towards newer tools such as time-based One-time Password (TOTP)...."
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@Jonathan Knudsen, Senior Security Strategist , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The fact that users were the target of these attacks indicates that Google has done well in securing YouTube...."
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@Jonathan Knudsen, Senior Security Strategist , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The fact that users were the target of these attacks indicates that Google has done well in securing YouTube...."
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@Mike Bittner, Associate Director of Digital Security and Operations, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Phishing remains a popular methodology because bad actors can count on many users to click indiscriminately. ..."
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@Mike Bittner, Associate Director of Digital Security and Operations, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Phishing remains a popular methodology because bad actors can count on many users to click indiscriminately. ..."
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@Rosemary O'Neill, Director - Customer Delivery , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Companies like YouTube need to have better tools to protect their users to reduce the chances of an attack...."
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@Rosemary O'Neill, Director - Customer Delivery , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Companies like YouTube need to have better tools to protect their users to reduce the chances of an attack...."
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@Peter Goldstein, CTO and Co-founder, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Properly enforcing DMARC and implementing advanced anti-phishing solutions that validate sender identity can add a crucial defensive layer...."
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@Peter Goldstein, CTO and Co-founder, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Properly enforcing DMARC and implementing advanced anti-phishing solutions that validate sender identity can add a crucial defensive layer...."
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